Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HZN 19 Shredder v Shakes
Date: May 04, 2024

#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Cannabino. That's going to slow Raak down.
Cannabino throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Raak closes the distance and pushes Cannabino back into the cage.
Raak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cannabino being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cannabino.
Raak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raak blocks a body shot from Cannabino.
Raak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cannabino's elbow.
Raak blocks an uppercut.
Cannabino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Cannabino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cannabino lands with a light punch inside.
Raak blocks an uppercut.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raak blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Raak lands a takedown into guard. #T1##SUB#
Cannabino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Raak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cannabino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raak has managed to get both his arms back between Cannabino's legs - danger averted.
Raak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SU2#
Raak decides to stand back up. Raak steps back and let's Cannabino get back to his feet.
Cannabino misses with a wild body shot.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cannabino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raak. That one must have hurt.
Cannabino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Emporio Cannabino has been cut.#T2#
Raak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cannabino.
Cannabino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raak is able to avoid easily.
Raak tries to move into range but Cannabino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Cannabino.
Cannabino lands with a shot to the body.
Cannabino misses with a straight right.
Raak avoids the head kick by Cannabino.
Raak lands with a right hand.
Cannabino misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Raak misses.
Cannabino takes a swing at Raak's ribcage but misses.
Cannabino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Cannabino.
Cannabino tries to land a front kick but Raak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cannabino. Those never looked like landing.
Raak stuns Cannabino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cannabino.
Cannabino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cannabino just misses with a punch to the body.
Raak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cannabino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cannabino scores with a punch to the head.
Cannabino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raak counters with a solid body kick.
Cannabino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannabino swings widly with a right hand
and Raak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cannabino is breathing heavily.#T4#
Cannabino loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
Raak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cannabino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cannabino misses with a shot to the body
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raak blocks a jab.
Raak slips under a jab from Cannabino.
Raak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cannabino looks to throw the jab but Raak is out of range.
Raak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cannabino lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Cannabino misses.
Raak tries to bum rush Cannabino with a series of wild strikes but Cannabino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Emporio Cannabino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emporio Cannabino's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Cannabino.
Cannabino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raak throws a body punch but Cannabino moves out of range.
Raak avoids the body shot from Cannabino.
Cannabino throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cannabino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raak counters with a low kick, right behind Cannabino 's knee.
Cannabino throws a jab but it's blocked by Raak.
Cannabino misses with an uppercut
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut.
Cannabino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak swings for the body but Cannabino moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cannabino tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cannabino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cannabino misses with a body shot
and Raak counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannabino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cannabino thinking. #T1#
Raak checks a low kick from Cannabino.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cannabino lands a jab to Raak's midsection.#CL2#
Raak instigates a clinch.
A short right from Raak.
A head punch on the inside from Cannabino fails to land.
Raak lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raak.
Cannabino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Raak.
Cannabino works on Raak's body with a couple of short punches.
Cannabino working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raak. #TD2#
Raak has Cannabino pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Raak pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cannabino tumbling to the mat - Raak dives into Cannabino's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Cannabino throws his legs up looking for a submission but Raak uses it to pass to side control. #T2#
Cannabino is looking to regain half guard here but Raak keeps moving and retains side control.
Raak controls the position.
Cannabino stops Raak from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Cannabino is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raak's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Raak! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cannabino has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hjalmar Raak!
An out of breath Hjalmar Raak thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HZN 14 Bollomard v Leben
Date: Mar 30, 2024

#R1#
Bizihwaeile thumps Raak with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile connects with a high kick.
Raak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bizihwaeile to score with a decent uppercut.
Raak keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaeile misses the jab.
Raak blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws out a leg kick but Raak moves out of range and Bizihwaeile only half commits.
Bizihwaeile throws a right hand that misses
and Raak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bizihwaeile thinking.
Raak throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaeile's shoulder, as Bizihwaeile tries to avoid the shot.
Bizihwaeile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bizihwaeile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bizihwaeile throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaeile appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bizihwaeile connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raak. Raak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
A shot to the body from Bizihwaeile misses
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bizihwaeile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaeile.
Raak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands with a kick to the temple. Raak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Raak misses with an uppercut. Bizihwaeile saw that one coming.
Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raak tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.
Raak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Raak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bizihwaeile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Bizihwaeile misses.
Raak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that Raak semi-blocks. #T2#
Raak throws a hook but Bizihwaeile avoids it easily.
A jab from Bizihwaeile misses.
Bizihwaeile swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaeile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bizihwaeile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bizihwaeile throws a nice head kick!
Bizihwaeile keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bizihwaeile.
A jab from Bizihwaeile finds it's way through Raak's defenses.
Bizihwaeile slips a straight right by Raak.#T3#
Raak throws a body punch but Bizihwaeile moves out of range.
Raak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaeile.
Raak is looking to counter punch.
Raak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bizihwaeile.
Good work by Raak as he checks the leg kick.
Bizihwaeile lands with an uppercut that bounces Raak off the cage and back into range.
Bizihwaeile throws an overhand right that lands on Raak's shoulder, as Raak tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Raak misses its target.
Raak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile lands the left hand.
Bizihwaeile lands a glancing blow to the side of Raak's head.#KD2#
Bizihwaeile lands a big right hand that sends Raak crashing to the mat! Bizihwaeile stays standing though and waves Raak back to his feet!#ROC2#Raak is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raak gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bizihwaeile gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile!
A very excited looking Feaqeuin Bizihwaeile 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: HZN 9 Ivanovic v McBean
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Jab, jab by Cango - just one landing.
Raak blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Cango.
Cango misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cango definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cango with the inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cango. Beautiful body shot.
Cango's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cango duly obliges.
Cango tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cango counters with a nice body shot.
Cango throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cango misses its intended target.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cango throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cango tries a head kick but it misses.
Raak counters with a body kick.#T1#
Cango scores with a hook to the body. Raak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cango cracks Raak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cango sizes up Raak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cango throws a low kick, looking for Raak's leg but Raak calmly moves out of range.
Cango fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Raak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cango throws a body kick that misses.
Cango throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Cango.
Raak throws a head kick that misses
and Cango counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cango bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raak.#T2#
Cango throws a leg kick which misses Raak's front leg but catches the back leg as Raak tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak lands a jab to the head.
Cango takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raak was well out of range. Poor timing from Cango.
Raak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cango looks to throw a body kick
and Raak counters with a right hand to the body.
Raak scores with a jab.
Cango connects with a high kick.
Cango throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cango throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cango moves away.#T3#
A combination from Cango does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cango.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cango - that will leave a mark!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cango!
Some wild striking there from Cango.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cango connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Cango coming out on top.
Cango looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
Jab by Cango.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cango misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Cango gets tackled into the cage by Raak. Raak maintains the clinch.
Raak slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cango.
Cango missing with knees to the body.
Cango tries to break free but Raak pushes him back against the cage.
Raak misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raak. #BC#
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raak throws the kick towards the body but Cango avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cango lands a jab to the head.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Raak misses with a leg kick
and Cango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Raak.
Cango connects with a body shot that sends Raak's belly button to the back.
Cango lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cango swats away the attempt to clinch by Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cango throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick from Cango, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raak takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Raak avoids the head kick by Cango.
Raak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Raak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cango scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cango throws a right and a left that Raak avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Cango.
Cango misses with a combination
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Raak throws a looping overhand right but Cango ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Cango is winning the standup battle so far.
Cango lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cango will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack Cango seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cango.
Raak dodges the punch combination from Cango.
The fighters circling - Cango throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cango throws a lazy uppercut
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut.
Cango lands a lovely overhand right.
Cango swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raak swings for the body but Cango moves out of range.
Cango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raak can do to turn this around?
Cango throws a jab but it's blocked by Raak.
Raak tests Cango's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Cango lands a really nice looking cross but Raak seems unphased.
Cango dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raak. That did some damage!
Cango with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raak looks for a takedown but Cango sprawls well.
Cango misses with a double jab.
Cango misses the body punch
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Raak misses with a kick to the body.
Raak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cango tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Raak manages to circle out of the way.#T4#
Cango looks to land a combination but Raak avoids it well.
A combination from Cango does no damage.
Cango connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raak. Raak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cango lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cango darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cango lands a jab to the head.
Cango connects with the punch.
Cango throws a right hand that misses
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Cango does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Cango dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Jab from Cango.
Raak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak motions for Cango to come forward. Raak throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cango.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak throws a low kick, looking for Cango's leg but Cango calmly moves out of range.
Cango jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cango looks to land a combination. Raak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cango pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Cango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cango scores with a leg kick.
Cango misses with a series of wild punches.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cango looks to land a left hand but Raak moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cango tries a head kick but it misses.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Cango.
Cango is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raak.
Raak raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A jab from Raak misses.
A low kick lands for Cango.
Cango shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raak eats them both and turns towards Cango to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T2#
Cango takes a swing at Raak's ribcage but misses.
Raak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cango looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Raak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Cango pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cango tries to work over Raak's front leg with a kick but Raak checks it.
Raak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cango moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cango scores with a nice strike.
Cango throws a combination that misses
and Raak counters with a leg kick.
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raak tries to clinch there but Cango circles away.
Cango throws a quick counter head kick but Raak was just out of range.
Cango throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T3#
Cango fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cango looks to score with a jab to the body but Raak is just out of range.
Cango lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cango fails to land with a series of punches.
Cango ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Raak closes the distance and pushes Cango back into the cage.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak can't find room to land a body shot as Cango controls the action.
Cango wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raak has him pressed against the cage.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raak prevents Cango from breaking the clinch.
Raak managing to block the knees to the body from Cango. #BC#
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cango looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Cango catches Raak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Cango moves out of range of the body kick.
Raak wants to clinch.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Cango.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Cango connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Cango, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raak throws a body kick that misses.
Cango swinging wildly here.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cango with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cango, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
A relieved looking Jack Cango 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: HZN 4 Machine v Vrana
Date: Jan 26, 2024

#R1#
Raak tries to move into range but Bosanac moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bosanac lands with a right hand.
Bosanac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Raak misses the target.
Raak slips under a jab.
Bosanac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosanac lands with a good body shot.
Raak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bosanac scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Bosanac.
It appears Raak was looking to counter with a kick there.
Raak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosanac tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosanac throws a low kick but Raak avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosanac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Bosanac misses with a lunging right hand
and Raak counters with a one-two to the body.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Bosanac.
Bosanac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raak finds it's way round the side to connect with Bosanac's head.
Bosanac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raak.
Bosanac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut. Raak saw that one coming.
Bosanac shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raak blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Raak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosanac lands a body shot.
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses.
Bosanac throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Raak counters with a leg kick.
Bosanac throws a lazy right hand but Raak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Raak misses the jab.
Raak blocks a jab.
Raak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raak thuds his right hand into Bosanac's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosanac lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Raak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosanac throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bosanac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bosanac.
Bosanac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bosanac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raak.
Bosanac feints and then cracks Raak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raak down.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Raak moves into the clinch.
Bosanac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosanac is working for takedown but Raak is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Raak.
A head punch on the inside from Bosanac fails to land.
Raak has Bosanac pressed against the cage, preventing Bosanac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raak effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Raak.
Raak controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Raak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bosanac misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosanac takes a shot to the head.
Raak tries to throw a body punch but Bosanac avoids it by throwing Raak back against the cage.
Raak managing to block the knees to the body from Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raak tries a body shot but Bosanac blocks it.
Raak stalling. #T4#
Bosanac blocks a body shot from Raak.
Raak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raak has Bosanac pressed against the cage.
Bosanac misses with a punch to the body.
Raak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bosanac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raak taking a breather.
Bosanac content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bosanac looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bosanac can't find room to land a body shot as Raak controls the action.
Raak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raak leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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 Hjalmar Raak 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#
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Bosanac.
Bosanac with a nice calf kick.
Bosanac throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Raak counters by clinching up.
Raak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raak gets through Bosanac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bosanac is trying to push Raak away but Raak has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bosanac struggles to land a body shot inside as Raak controls his hands.
Bosanac tries to circle away but Raak has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Raak has picked Bosanac up - he's going for a ride! Raak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Raak slows the pace down in half guard.
Bosanac tries to roll over but Raak keeps him under control.#T1##SUB#
Raak seems to be working for a kimura but Bosanac defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Raak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bosanac doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raak.
Well, if Raak 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. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bosanac is trying to control but can't.
Bosanac is trying to control but Raak manages to pass to mount!
Raak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bosanac is looking to escape. #SUB#
Raak with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Bosanac is squirming around, avoiding Raak's attempts to control the action.
Bosanac can't escape the position.
Raak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosanac tries to hold on but Raak pushes him away.
Raak content just to control the position here.
Bosanac is working to get back to half guard.
Raak trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Raak goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bosanac is on top in guard.
Bosanac with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bosanac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Raak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Raak keeping moving, preventing Bosanac from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bosanac throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Bosanac throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Raak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raak tries to clinch but Bosanac moves out of range.
Raak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
As Bosanac looks to move away, Raak throws a big counter combo but Bosanac just gets out of the way.
Bosanac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Raak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosanac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bosanac throws a jab when Raak was well out of range.
Bosanac misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosanac looks to land a body kick but Raak moved away.
Bosanac takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bosanac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosanac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Bosanac on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Bosanac keeps Raak at a distance using the push kick.
Bosanac misses the shot to the body.
Raak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bosanac misses with a few strikes there.
Raak swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosanac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
Bosanac lands with a right hand.
Bosanac paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raak punishes Bosanac's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosanac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
Raak moves away from the strike by Bosanac. #T2#
Bosanac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bosanac at a distance.
Raak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raak with a nice cross.
Bosanac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bosanac looks to throw the jab but Raak is out of range.
Raak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosanac tries to land a body kick#CL#
and Raak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raak.
Raak stalling in the clinch.
Bosanac fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosanac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bosanac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raak has Bosanac pushed against the cage.#T3#
Bosanac missing with knees to the body.
Raak tries a body shot but Bosanac blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Raak.
Raak is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Raak for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Raak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raak slowing the pace effectively.
Raak lands a left hand.
Bosanac misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Raak breaks from the clinch.
Raak thuds his shin into the meat of Bosanac's side.
Raak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bosanac lands a body shot.
Raak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
Bosanac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leo Bosanac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosanac misses with the body kick
and Raak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bosanac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosanac swings widly with a right hand
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Bosanac misses
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bosanac missing with a left hand there. Raak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hjalmar Raak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosanac connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raak. Raak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosanac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bosanac thows a leg kick but Raak checks it
and Raak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bosanac throws a leg kick
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raak scores with a nice right hand.

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 Hjalmar Raak.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
Hjalmar Raak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HZN 1 Machine vs Norton
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
A jab from Broomsdale finds it's way through Raak's defenses.
Broomsdale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raak lands with an overhand left.
Broomsdale throws a leg kick but Raak checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Broomsdale throws a sloppy head kick and Raak moves out of range easily.
Broomsdale goes for a double leg but Raak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raak continues to drive forward.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Broomsdale lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Broomsdale has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Broomsdale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak stalling against the cage.
Broomsdale has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Broomsdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak pushes Broomsdale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak lands a shot to the body.
Broomsdale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raak after a bit of a struggle. #T1#
Broomsdale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raaks head.
Raak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Broomsdale looking for a takedown.
Raak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raak working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Raak manages to break the clinch.
Raak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Broomsdale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Raak rushes Broomsdale and presses him up against the cage.
Raak swings wildly with an uppercut but Broomsdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Broomsdale tries to pull guard but Raak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Broomsdale lands an elbow just above Raak 's eye.
Raak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Broomsdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raak tries to work over Broomsdale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raak working aggressively here.
Broomsdale is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Raak has picked Broomsdale up - he's going for a ride! Raak dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Broomsdale is looking to improve his position.
Raak trying to mount his opponent but Broomsdale defends it.
Broomsdale wants to control the action here but instead Raak manages to pass to full mount! #T3##SU2#
Raak stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Raak takes one to the side of the head.
Broomsdale misses with an uppercut. Raak saw that one coming.
Raak throws a jab but it's blocked by Broomsdale.
Raak slips a straight right by Broomsdale.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broomsdale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raak misses with a hook. Broomsdale ducked under it nicely.
Raak throws the kick towards the body but Broomsdale avoids it.
Raak misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Broomsdale moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Broomsdale throws an elbow but misses.
Raak taking a breather.#TD#
Broomsdale pulls Raak into guard. #T4#
Broomsdale wants to sweep here but Raak controlling him for the moment.
Raak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Broomsdale keeping full guard, as Raak tries to pass.
Broomsdale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raak is one step ahead there.
Raak is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raak advances to half guard.
Broomsdale trying to hold on to Raak's head to control him but Raak postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Raak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Broomsdale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broomsdale keeps Raak at a distance using the push kick.
A punch lands to the side of Broomsdale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Broomsdale misses.
Ezekiel Broomsdale is winning the standup battle so far.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Raak avoids the head kick by Broomsdale.
Raak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Raak misses.
Raak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Broomsdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raak replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Broomsdale blocks it well.
Raak walks into a straight right hand from Broomsdale.
Raak wants to clinch up but Broomsdale keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Raak throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Broomsdale moves into the clinch.
Raak blocks an elbow strike from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Broomsdale gets through Raak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Broomsdale lands an elbow just above Raak 's eye.
Raak trying to stall but Broomsdale improves his position.
Broomsdale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Raak pulls Broomsdale into guard.
Broomsdale engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Raak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Raak is trying to control the position but Broomsdale postures up.
Raak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broomsdale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Broomsdale looking to sit in guard and control but Raak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Raak wants to control from the top but Broomsdale keeps moving.
Raak being controlled here momentarily.
Raak won't allow Broomsdale to sweep him here. #T3#
Broomsdale is controlling Raak's posture.
Broomsdale wants to improve his position but instead Raak has moved into half guard.
Raak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raak is pressing down on Broomsdale's thigh, looking to free his foot. Broomsdale is holding on for now.
Broomsdale wants to get back to full guard.
Broomsdale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Broomsdale.
Raak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hjalmar Raak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Broomsdale keeping moving, preventing Raak from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raak looking to pass the guard.
Raak forces his way into half guard.
Raak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Broomsdale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broomsdale controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Broomsdale is looking for a sweep. Raak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raak trying to pass the guard but Broomsdale defending well.
Broomsdale controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Broomsdale gets back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Raak misses the jab.
Broomsdale is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Raak.
Raak throws a head kick but Broomsdale moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Raak.
Broomsdale swings widly with a right hand
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Broomsdale.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Raak manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak blocks the body kick.
Broomsdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Raak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T1#
Broomsdale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raak.
Raak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Broomsdale dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raak. That did some damage!
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Broomsdale.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raak scores with a shot to the body.
Broomsdale's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Broomsdale scrambles back to his feet.
Raak swings widly with a right hand
and Raak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Broomsdale throws a hook but Raak avoids it easily.
Raak throws a head kick but Broomsdale moves out of range.
Broomsdale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL#
Broomsdale moves into range and clinches up with Raak.#T2#
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it misses.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Broomsdale throws an elbow but misses.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broomsdale.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ezekiel Broomsdale has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broomsdale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Broomsdale taking a breather.
Broomsdale tries to stall but Raak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Broomsdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raak blocks the elbow strike.
Raak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raak tries for a takedown but Broomsdale manages to get underhooks. #T3#
Raak misses with a punch to the body.
Raak blocking some punches.
Broomsdale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raak is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Broomsdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raak misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Raak manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Broomsdale clinches.
Broomsdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Broomsdale lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Broomsdale under the eye.
Broomsdale swings widly with a right hand
and Raak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Broomsdale throws a head kick but Raak moves out of range.
A big right from Broomsdale misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.#T4#
Broomsdale lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Raak lands but Broomsdale takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Broomsdale.
Broomsdale misses with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Broomsdale.
Raak connects with a looping right hand.
Broomsdale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raak misses with a leg kick.
Broomsdale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raak takes one to the side of the head. #CL2#
Broomsdale tries to keep at a distance but Raak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Broomsdale misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hjalmar Raak.
I think Raak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ezekiel Broomsdale!
Ezekiel Broomsdale thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DC 85
Date: Aug 27, 2023

#R1#
Raak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trejo's hands.
Trejo throws a hook but Raak blocks it.
Trejo slips under a jab from Raak.
Trejo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raak thuds a left hand into Trejo's body.
Raak takes a swing at Trejo's ribcage but misses.
Trejo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Raak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trejo.
Raak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trejo misses with a looping right.
Trejo misses with a hook. Raak ducked under it nicely.
Raak throws a body shot but no joy.
Raak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raak stuns Trejo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Raak avoids them all with ease.
Trejo misses with a left hand
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Trejo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raak lands a slapping body shot.
Trejo takes one on the button.
Raak lunges at Trejo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trejo's hand.
Trejo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trejo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trejo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trejo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Trejo.
Raak misses with a hook
and Trejo counters with a series of strikes. Raak will be more careful next time no doubt. #CUT#It looks like Hjalmar Raak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trejo throws a sloppy head kick
and Raak counters with a right hand to the body.
Raak misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Trejo. #T2#
Raak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Trejo loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
A big left from Trejo misses.
A swing and a miss from Trejo.
Raak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trejo throws a body kick that misses.
Raak misses with a wild body shot.
Trejo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raak throws a jab when Trejo was well out of range.
Raak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trejo rather than just go for the knockout.
Trejo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raak moves away.
Trejo throws a big shot that misses.
Trejo looks to land a right hand but Raak moved out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raak.
Trejo throws a body shot but no joy.
Raak dodges the punch combination from Trejo. #T3#
Trejo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trejo looks to land a right hand but Raak moved out of range.
Trejo scores with a sloppy right hand. Raak should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Trejo both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Raak.
Raak scores with a sloppy right hand. Trejo should have avoided that one.
Raak swings for the body but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raak on the side of the head.
Raak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak throws a shot from downtown. Trejo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Trejo misses the target.
Trejo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4#
Trejo misses with an uppercut. Raak saw that one coming.
Raak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trejo is out of range and Raak settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trejo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raak. Trejo shrugs it off though.
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raak misses with a body kick.
Raak's corner calls for a 1-2. Raak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trejo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Trejo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Raak counter with a right hand.
Raak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC2#Trejo is rocked!
Trejo misses with a combination
and Raak counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hjalmar Raak!
A very excited looking Hjalmar Raak 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: DC 78 Knightley vs Cartwright
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
Raak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Raak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raak scores with a three punch combo!
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis wants to clinch up but Raak keeps it at a distance.
Davis throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Raak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Raak lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Raak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raak takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Raak prevents a body shot from Davis. #BC#
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raak moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis misses with the head strike. #BC#
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Raak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis swings for the body but Raak moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Davis avoids the body shot from Raak.
Raak fakes the leg kick and cracks Davis in the body.
A big right from Raak misses. #CL#
Davis has Raak up against the cage in a clinch.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Davis closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raak lands with a left to the head.
Raak lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Raak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raak misses with a wild body shot.
Raak looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raak connects with a nice looking jab.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Raak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis throws a body punch but Raak moves out of range.
Raak walks into a jab.
Davis throws a hook but Raak avoids it easily.
Raak takes one to the side of the head.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raak's hands.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak slips a straight right by Davis.#T3#
Raak keeps the fight on the outside.
Raak throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Raak.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Raak is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raak on the side of the head.
Raak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Davis doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis jabs Raak right on the nose. Raak blinks but takes it well.
Raak lands with a shot to the body.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Raak circles away.
Davis misses the body punch
and Raak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
Davis slips a straight right by Raak.#T4#
Davis scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Raak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Raak misses.
Raak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Raak misses its intended target.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raak was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Raak.
Raak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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 Danny Davis 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##CL#
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis wants to stall.
Raak misses with a punch to the body.
Davis blocks a body shot from Raak. #BC#
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raak misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis cracks Raak with an open hand slap.
Raak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davis's head backwards.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Raak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.
Raak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD#
Davis lands a left and a right that send Raak crashing to the mat, dazed. Davis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Raak is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Raak is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Raak tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raak seems to have recovered his senses.
Raak scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big left from Raak misses.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Raak's head but Raak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis wants to clinch up but Raak keeps it at a distance.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Raak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Raak misses.
Raak scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Raak throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but Raak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but Raak moves out of range.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
Raak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Raak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raak throws a front kick that sends Davis stumbling back into the cage.
Davis staying out of range there.
Raak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak throws a good cross that connects.
Davis throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Davis wants to clinch up but Raak keeps it at a distance.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Raak is out of range.
Raak steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
Raak misses with a straight right.
Raak walks into a jab.
Davis tries to clinch but Raak is having none of it.
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Raak misses with an uppercut.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Raak is just out of range.#T4#
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis moves away from the strike by Raak.
Raak swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Raak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
A big right from Davis misses.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raak or not.
Davis misses with the head strike.
Davis blocks a body shot from Raak.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Raak controls his hands.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis works on Raak's body with a couple of short punches.
Raak is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Raak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raak throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Raak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
Raak moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis moves out of range as Raak strikes.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Davis punishes Raak's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak walks into a jab.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raak moves away.
Raak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Raak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raak is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Raak as he connects with a hook.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raak manages to avoid it.
Raak misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis tries to clinch up but Raak circles away and keeps his distance.
Raak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis tries to clinch but Raak moves out of range.
Raak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Davis.
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!
Raak lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.#T2#
Davis wants to clinch.
Raak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Raak is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.
Davis scores with the left hand. Raak knows he should have avoided that one.
Raak moves out of range of the strikes.
Raak throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis looks to land a combination. Raak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Davis looks to land a combination. Raak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T3#
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Raak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davis throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Raak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis clobbers Raak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis wants to clinch
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis cracks Raak with an open hand slap.
Davis wants to clinch.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Davis has managed to clinch. #T4#
Raak misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raak avoiding damage.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raak throws a head punch that misses.
Raak blocks a body shot from Davis.
Raak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raak tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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 Danny Davis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Danny Davis!
A very excited looking Danny Davis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DC 64: McDade vs Niaz 2
Date: Jun 25, 2023

#R1##TD#
Clarkson gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Clarkson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clarkson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raak keeps working. #SUB#
Clarkson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Raak rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Clarkson's guard! Nice work there by Raak! #SUB#
Clarkson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raak defends it easily.#SUB#
Clarkson has his foot on Raak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raak works his way back into a safe position though.
Clarkson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Clarkson working for a triangle but Raak defends it easily.
Clarkson being controlled here, momentarily.
Raak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1##SUB#
Clarkson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raak defends it easily.#SUB#
Clarkson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Clarkson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Raak is sitting in close to Clarkson's body. Clarkson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Raak is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Raak is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Clarkson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hudson Clarkson!
Hudson Clarkson made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGEâ„¢ in his post fight interview.

Event: DC 54: Talvela vs Noeigati
Date: May 21, 2023

#R1#
Raak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#It looks like Well Rounded has been cut.
Rounded fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raak missing with a left hand there. Rounded was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rounded was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Rounded finds it's way through Raak's defenses.
Raak scores with the left hand. Rounded knows he should have avoided that one.
Rounded blocks a jab.
Well Rounded seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Rounded lands.
Rounded ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rounded with a poor takedown
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rounded connects with a nice looking jab.
Raak missing with a left hand there. Rounded was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raak looks to throw the jab but Rounded is out of range.
Rounded is looking to counter punch.
Rounded throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raak is looking for the big counter here.
Raak lands with a good body shot.
Rounded connects with a crisp jab.
Rounded looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rounded shoots in for a double leg but Raak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rounded tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raak defends well and Rounded ends up having to push Raak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rounded with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Well Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Raak is stalling here.
Raak struggles to land a body shot inside as Rounded controls his hands.
Come on Raak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rounded is working for takedown but Raak is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch. #TD#
Rounded shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Raak manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Raak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rounded tries to pull guard but Raak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raak stalls. #BC2#
Raak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rounded.
Rounded shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raak counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rounded pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raak throws a hook but Rounded blocks it.
Rounded bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rounded scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #TD#
Rounded shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raak's guard.
Raak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rounded with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rounded has passed into side control.
Raak is holding Rounded down, trying to stall.#T3#
Rounded tries to move to mount but Raak blocks the move with his legs.
Raak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rounded wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rounded is looking to take a break and control but Raak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rounded slows the pace down.
Rounded working the ground and pound from side control.
Rounded looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Raak is avoiding damage well. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rounded is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Raak will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Raak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rounded wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Rounded wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raak, who protects the arm well.
Rounded wants to control but Raak is keeping him busy.
Rounded landing strikes. #SUB#
Rounded is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raak is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Rounded tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Well Rounded's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rounded is defended easily by Raak.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rounded is defended easily by Raak.
Rounded tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rounded.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Well Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rounded tries to clinch up.
Raak throws a poor cross that misses
and Rounded counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rounded ducks under a wild hook from Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Rounded shoots in and bounces Raak off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rounded tries to free his leg and advance position but Raak is retaining full guard. #T1#
Raak is adopting a defensive guard.
Rounded postures up in Raak's guard and throws a big left but Raak blocks it.
Rounded wants to control from the top but Raak keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rounded postures up.
Raak looking for a sweep. Not yet Raak, not yet.
Rounded 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.
Well Rounded overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raak 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##T2#
Rounded wants to improve his position but Raak is controlling well.
Raak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rounded does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rounded tries to get to full guard but Raak has control of the leg.
Raak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rounded gets back to full guard.
Raak wants to stand but Rounded has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3#
Raak preventing the sweep.
Raak controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Rounded looking for a guillotine here but Raak defends easily.
Rounded looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Raak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Rounded looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Rounded has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raak wants to get up but he can't break Rounded's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Rounded looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Rounded had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raak defends it easily.#SU2#
Raak gets to his feet - Rounded follows without any prompting.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rounded is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rounded bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rounded misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raak.
Rounded pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Well Rounded dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Well Rounded's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Raak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roundeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raak leaves Rounded with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rounded.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rounded throws a hook to the side of Raak's head but Raak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raak avoids the body shot from Rounded.
Raak misses with a wild body shot.
Rounded pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raak throws a body shot but no joy.
Rounded dives in for a single leg takedown but Raak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rounded's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Rounded has picked Raak up - he's going for a ride! Rounded dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rounded thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raak's head.
Raak trying to control but Rounded postures up.
Rounded thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Rounded stalling away here and it's allowed Raak to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Raak keeping moving, preventing Rounded from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raak holds on and takes a little breather.
Rounded trying to control but Raak is working from the bottom.
Rounded throwing strikes from guard but Raak blocks nicely.
Rounded trying to control the position from guard on top but Raak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raak can't keep his opponent in guard - Rounded advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rounded thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raak's head.
Rounded trying to control from Raak's half guard. Raak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rounded trying to control but Raak is working from the bottom.
Rounded preventing the sweep.
Rounded wants to control from the top but Raak keeps moving.
Rounded trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Rounded wants to control from the top but Raak keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raak misses with a wild combination.
Raak blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Raak misses its intended target.
A head kick by Rounded misses
and Raak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rounded thinking.
Raak throws out a powerful jab.
Raak misses with a few strikes there.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rounded manages to avoid it.
Rounded shoots in for a takedown but Raak shows good takedown defense.
Raak is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Well Rounded. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Rounded closes the distance and clinches.
Rounded taking a breather. #BC2#
Raak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rounded misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raak fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Raak misses. #T4#
Rounded comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rounded shoots in and drives through. Raak sprawls well.
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!
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raak jabs at Rounded's body.
Rounded fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raak avoids it really well and circles away.
Raak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rounded tries to clinch but Raak is having none of it.
Rounded dodges the punch combination from Raak.
Raak throws the left hand but Rounded avoids the punch easily.
Raak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rounded.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
After winning the bout, Hjalmar Raak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: DC 46: Thorn vs Savisto
Date: Apr 23, 2023

#R1#
Raak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocksteady manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Raak both land. Nice combination.
Raak jabs Rocksteady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raak scores with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Raak.
Raak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocksteady.
Rocksteady feinted with a counter takedown.
Raak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rocksteady throws out the jab.
Raak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Rocksteady catches Raak right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocksteady shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rocksteady slips under a jab.
Rocksteady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Raak takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocksteady misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Rocksteady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Rocksteady.
Raak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocksteady misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Raak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raak misses with a double jab #TD#
and Rocksteady counters with a single leg into guard. Raak didn't expect that.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Raak keeps moving.
Rocksteady slips nicely into half guard.
Raak is trying to get back to full guard.
Rocksteady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Raak is refusing to be controlled, as Rocksteady sits in half guard.
Raak is pressing down on Rocksteady's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raak looking for a sweep. Not yet Raak, not yet.
Raak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raak wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T3#
Raak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rocksteady tries to free his leg and advance position but Raak is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Raak enables Rocksteady to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Raak manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raak 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.
Rocksteady is looking to work some ground and pound but Raak has wrist control.
Raak seems keen to control Rocksteady's posture.
Rocksteady is looking to advance position but Raak has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##T4#
Raak controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rocksteady is looking to escape.
Rocksteady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rocksteady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raak trying to control but Rocksteady is having none of it.
Rocksteady wants to control but Raak is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hjalmar Raak 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#
Rocksteady misses with a looping right.
Raak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Rocksteady pushes Raak up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rocksteady.
Rocksteady avoiding damage.
Raak missing with knees to the body.
Rocksteady pushes Raak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rocksteady tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rocksteady is looking for a takedown.
Rocksteady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocksteady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocksteady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raak throws a head punch that misses.
Raak doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD#
Rocksteady successfully pulls guard. #T1##SUB#
Rocksteady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rocksteady is keeping the position for now.
Rocksteady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raak trying to control but Rocksteady is working from the bottom.
Rocksteady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rocksteady looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raak wants to control from the top but Rocksteady keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Rocksteady takes the fight into the clinch.
Rocksteady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rocksteady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocksteady has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rocksteady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rocksteady is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Raak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rocksteady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raak's elbow.
Raak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Raak tries to stall but Rocksteady uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T3#
Raak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raak is pressed up against the cage. Rocksteady has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raak down to the mat. Raak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocksteady.
Raak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocksteady.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocksteady keeps the fight on the outside.
Raak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rocksteady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rocksteady with a body shot.
Rocksteady takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD#
Rocksteady gets the takedown into side control.
Raak parries the strikes from Rocksteady easily there. Rocksteady is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raak to escape.
Raak is being controlled here. #T4#
Raak is looking to regain half guard here but Rocksteady keeps moving and retains side control.
Rocksteady lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Raak down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocksteady misses with the ground and pound.
Raak is not content to let Rocksteady control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Rocksteady dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Rocksteady moves in looking to clinch but Raak pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocksteady. Raak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raak lands with a straight right. Rocksteady didn't see that one coming.
Rocksteady lands a lovely overhand right.
Raak swings for the body but Rocksteady moves out of range. #CL2#
Raak has managed to clinch. #TD#
Rocksteady pulls Raak into guard.
Rocksteady lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Rocksteady trying to control but Raak is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak wants to get back to his feet but Rocksteady is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Raak keeping moving, preventing Rocksteady from controlling successfully.
Rocksteady preventing the sweep.
Rocksteady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rocksteady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rocksteady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raak is keeping the position for now.
Rocksteady trying to control but Raak is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raak holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
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.
Raak keeping full guard, as Rocksteady tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rocksteady wants to control from the top but Raak keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raak is looking to clinch but Rocksteady is avoiding it.
Raak misses with a wild body shot.
Raak swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Rocksteady counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocksteady.
Rocksteady sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rocksteady preventing the sweep. #T3#
Rocksteady working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Raak's head.
Rocksteady is looking to work some ground and pound but Raak has wrist control.
Rocksteady tries to free his leg and advance position but Raak is retaining full guard.
Rocksteady throws a big right hand that misses.
Raak keeping moving, preventing Rocksteady from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raak wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Raak misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Raak. No joy for Rocksteady on that attempt.
Raak lands a really nice looking cross but Rocksteady seems unphased.
Raak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raak throws a series of punches but Rocksteady avoids them all with ease.
Rocksteady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak moves in looking to clinch but Rocksteady pushes him off.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rocksteady or perhaps it was just good defense by Raak, which made it look bad.
Rocksteady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raak avoids it really well and circles away.

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 James Rocksteady.
I think Rocksteady 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Raak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been hearing reports that Vizcarrondo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vizcarrondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vizcarrondo under the eye.#CUT2#It looks like Oswaldo Vizcarrondo has been cut.
Raak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vizcarrondo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raak stuffs the takedown attempt from Vizcarrondo . Vizcarrondo gets slowly back to his feet.
Vizcarrondo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raak digs a good body shot into Vizcarrondo 's ribs.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raak 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.
Vizcarrondo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Vizcarrondo gets tackled into the cage by Raak. Raak maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Raak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU2#
Raak escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Raak closes the distance and clinches.#T1##TD2#
Raak has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vizcarrondo regains guard immediately.
Raak controlling from the top position.
Raak wants to control from the top but Vizcarrondo keeps moving.
Vizcarrondo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raak looking for a sweep. Not yet Raak, not yet.
Raak controlling Vizcarrondo 's posture.
Raak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
Vizcarrondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raak is one step ahead there.
Raak landing with the ground and pound.
Raak postures up and lands a big shot to Vizcarrondo 's brow.
Raak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Raak pushing down on Vizcarrondo 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Raak working over Vizcarrondo with some ground and pound. Vizcarrondo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vizcarrondo wants to improve his position but Raak is controlling well.
Raak content to control rather than advance.
Raak prevents Vizcarrondo from improving his position.#T3#
Vizcarrondo has hold of Raak's hands but Raak slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raak slips a nice elbow through Vizcarrondo 's hands, connecting with Vizcarrondo 's forehead.
Vizcarrondo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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. Raak connects with a nice short shot to Vizcarrondo 's temple.
Vizcarrondo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Raak connects with a nice short shot to Vizcarrondo 's temple.
Raak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SU2#
Raak postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Vizcarrondo to stand up.
Raak lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hjalmar Raak!
A very excited looking Hjalmar Raak 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: Feb 13, 2023

#R1#
Raak staying out of range there.#CL#
Raak gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Raak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. LI is trying to keep an underhook but Raak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
LI is looking to get back to is feet but Raak passes into side control.
LI is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raak lands a nice forearm strike.
LI on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
LI tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Raak easily slips into full mount!
Raak with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
LI is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Raak content just to control the position here.
Raak drops a big elbow. That's hurt LI! More shots from Raak and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hjalmar Raak!
Hjalmar Raak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2023

#R1#
Raak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Mollen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mollen is fighting to break Raak's control of his arms but Raak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Raak is trying to keep Mollen in close.
Mollen stopping the sweep attempt from Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Mollen gets to his feet - Raak follows without any prompting.
Raak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mollen as he avoids it easily.
And Mollen tries to counter it with a takedown but Raak pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Raak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Raak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mollen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mollen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mollen dodges the punch combination from Raak.
Mollen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD#
Mollen gets caught napping as Raak dives in and scores a takedown. Mollen manages to retain guard.
Raak is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Mollen wants to sweep but no luck.
Raak controlling from the top position.
Mollen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mollen trying to strike off his back.
Mollen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mollen is striking but Raak is not phased and passes to half guard.#T2#
Mollen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Raak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mollen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mollen punching from the bottom.
Raak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen punching from the bottom.
Mollen gets full guard.
Mollen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Raak passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Mollen punching from the bottom.
Mollen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Raak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mollen 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.
Ground and pound from Raak.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Mollen is looking to improve his position.
Raak working over Mollen with some ground and pound. Mollen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raak lands strikes from half guard.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen taking some punishment here, with Raak in his half guard.
Mollen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raak controlling the action here.
Raak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mollen punching from the bottom.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen tries to roll over but Raak keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Raak there. #T4#
Raak working over Mollen with some ground and pound. Mollen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mollen is not content to let Raak control the position.
Mollen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mollen strikes from the bottom but Raak uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mollen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Raak working over Mollen with some ground and pound. Mollen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mollen missing with punches from the bottom.
Raak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Raak is trying to control. Mollen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mollen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mollen scores with a few weak punches.
Mollen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Mollen circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Raak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mollen sprawls well initially but Raak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mollen is staying active underneath Raak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mollen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mollen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mollen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mollen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mollen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mollen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mollen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raak manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raak is proving hard to escape from.
Mollen stopping the sweep attempt from Raak.#T1#
Raak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mollen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Raak wants to sweep but no luck.
Raak has a closed guard, preventing Mollen from standing up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mollen stopping the sweep attempt from Raak.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Raak dives in and scores a takedown into Mollen's guard.
Mollen is striking from the bottom but Raak uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mollen missing with punches from the bottom.
Mollen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mollen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen missing with punches from the bottom.
Mollen taking some punishment here, with Raak in his half guard. #T3#
Raak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Raak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Mollen missing with punches from the bottom.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raak is nestled in close to Mollen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mollen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mollen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hjalmar Raak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raak trying to control the pace.
Mollen punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raak lands a nice short elbow.
Raak is looking to advance position but Mollen won't allow it.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen. #T4#
Mollen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen missing with punches from the bottom.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raak lands strikes from half guard.
Mollen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mollen can do to turn this around?
Mollen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raak trying to control from half guard but Mollen is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mollen punching from the bottom.
Mollen strikes from the bottom but Raak uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mollen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Raak connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##TD#
Mollen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mollen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mollen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raak wants to control from the top but Mollen keeps moving.
Raak working some strikes from top position.
Mollen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mollen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mollen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mollen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raak is one step ahead there.
Mollen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mollen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mollen throws some sloppy strikes off his back. #T1#
Mollen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raak wants to control from the top but Mollen keeps moving.
Mollen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mollen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mollen trying to strike off his back.
Mollen throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Raak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mollen to the mat! Mollen manages to get full guard.
Mollen trying to strike off his back.
Mollen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mollen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mollen tries to strike from the bottom.
Raak is in close to Mollen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mollen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Raak trying to control the position from guard on top but Mollen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Mollen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Raak scoring with some ground and pound.
Raak passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Mollen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mollen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raak working Mollen over with strikes.
Raak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mollen 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.
Mollen is trying to get back to full guard.
Mollen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Raak jumps into side control!
Mollen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mollen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Raak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mollen keeps working. #T3#
Mollen throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mollen is throwing a few token shots, despite Raak being in side control.
Mollen is looking for a sweep.
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.
Raak lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Raak grinds an elbow into Mollen's temple.
Mollen tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Raak is looking to take a break and control but Mollen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raak avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mollen.
Raak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mollen misses with a strike from the bottom.#T4#
Raak working the body and head with strikes.
Raak in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Raak cracks Mollen with a big elbow.
Raak trying to control the action but Mollen is working from the bottom.
Raak looks up at the clock and then as Mollen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Raak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mollen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Mollen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mollen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Raak is putting a hurting on Mollen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hjalmar Raak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raak wants to control but Mollen is keeping him busy.
Mollen sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hallis Mollen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raak blocks the strikes from Mollen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: ENIGMA 145
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Raak misses with an uppercut. Dredd saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Dredd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak drops his hands momentarily and Dredd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Dredd swings for the body but Raak moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Raak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raak scores with a jab. Dredd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raak throws a series of punches but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been informed that Dredd has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Raak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Dredd.
Dredd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1##CL#
Raak takes the fight into the clinch.
Dredd misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dredd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raak's brow.
Dredd misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
Dredd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raak looking to stall.
Dredd is working Raak over against the cage.
Raak is breathing heavily.
Dredd lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Dredd.
Dredd can't find room to land a body shot as Raak controls the action.
Dredd lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Dredd. #T2#
Dredd tries to throw a body punch but Raak avoids it by throwing Dredd back against the cage.
Dredd lands a hook that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
A short left from Dredd.
Raak takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dredd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raak looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dredd.
Dredd scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Dredd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dredd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dredd pushes Raak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dredd lands with a light punch inside.
Dredd has a couple of punches blocked by Raak. #T3#
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dredd throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Dredd digs a right hand underneath Raak's ribcage. Raak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dredd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dredd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dredd lands a nice shot to the body.
Dredd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak trying to stall but Dredd improves his position.
Dredd gets through Raak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dredd on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dredd.
A short left from Dredd. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dredd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dredd slowing the pace effectively.
Raak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
A right hand to the body from Dredd.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Dredd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raak or not.
Dredd lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Dredd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raak darts in trying to clinch#KD2#
and Dredd counters with a nice right hand that sends Raak toppling to the canvas! Raak scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dredd finish him?!#ROC2#Raak is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dredd lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Raak head around and knocks him out cold! Dredd hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Dredd!
A relieved looking Brock Dredd 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: Bellicose 106
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1#
Raak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sycek takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Raak scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD#
Sycek closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Raak's guard.
Sycek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raak has Sycek pulled in close to control his posture.
Raak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sycek working some strikes from top position.
Sycek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sycek tries to free his leg and advance position but Raak is retaining full guard.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Raak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Raak!#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raak is working Sycek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sycek keeping moving, preventing Raak from controlling successfully.
Raak tries to free his leg and advance position but Sycek is retaining full guard. #T1#
Sycek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sycek is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek postures up in Raak's guard and throws a big left but Raak blocks it.
Raak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Raak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Raak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sycek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sycek cracks Raak with a solid left hand.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raak looking for a sweep. Not yet Raak, not yet.
Raak trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sycek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Raak is trying to control the position but Sycek postures up.
Sycek is in close to Raak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raak is trying to keep Sycek in close.
Sycek throwing strikes from guard but Raak blocks nicely.
Raak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sycek being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sycek scoring with some ground and pound.
Sycek won't allow Raak to sweep him here.
Sycek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sycek is fighting to break Raak's control of his arms but Raak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Sycek lands a couple of digs.
Sycek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sycek throwing strikes from guard but Raak blocks nicely.
Raak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raak trying to strike off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sycek's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sycek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sycek preventing the sweep.
Sycek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sycek throws an elbow that misses. Raak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sycek's guard. Nice move by Raak!#REVB##T4#
Raak is looking to work some ground and pound but Sycek has wrist control.
Raak preventing the sweep.
Raak 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.
Raak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sycek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sycek tries to get out of the position.
Raak controlling from the top position.
Sycek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raak on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sycek looking for a sweep. Not yet Sycek, not yet.
Raak looking to pass the guard.
Sycek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sycek's head.
Sycek wants to hit a sweep here but Raak passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sycek there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Sycek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raak digs a good body shot into Sycek's ribs.
Raak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raak tries to clinch but Sycek is having none of it.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raak lands a jab-cross combination.
Raak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raak wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak lands a glancing blow to the side of Sycek's head.
Raak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sycek.
Raak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sycek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Raak lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Raak scores with the left hand. Sycek knows he should have avoided that one.
Raak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sycek tries to move into range but Raak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sycek's hands.
Sycek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Sycek shoots in for a double leg but Raak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Sycek appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Raak lands with a shot to the body.
Raak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sycek has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Raak.
Raak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sycek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raak defends well and Sycek ends up having to push Raak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raak is pressed up against the cage. Sycek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raak down to the mat. Raak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sycek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sycek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Raak throws a one two combo. #T2#
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sycek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Raak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sycek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raak tries to avoid it but Sycek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raak to the ground. Raak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raak lands with a good body shot.
Raak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Sycek backs off Raak throws a huge counter combo but Sycek manages to avoid it all.
Raak lands a slapping body shot.
Raak jabs at Sycek's body.
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Sycek's belly button to the back.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown but Raak shows good takedown defense. #T3#
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Raak lands a jab to Sycek's midsection.#CL2#
Raak closes the distance and clinches.
Sycek is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sycek has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sycek is working for takedown but Raak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raak is struggling to control the position.
Sycek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sycek has Raak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raak has Sycek pushed against the cage.#T4#
Sycek can't get the takedown.
Sycek being controlled against the cage.
Sycek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sycek goes for a takedown attempt but Raak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Sycek with that takedown attempt.
Raak scores with the left hand. Sycek knows he should have avoided that one.
Sycek looks for a takedown but Raak sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Raak scores with a hook.
Sycek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Sycek with that takedown attempt.
Raak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sycek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raak.
Sycek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak scores with a body shot.
Sycek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Raak connects with a single shot there.
Raak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sycek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sycek somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Sycek. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt
and Sycek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Sycek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
Sycek shoots for a takedown but Raak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sycek shoots in but no luck this time.
Raak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sycek at a distance.
Raak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sycek walks into a left hand.
Sycek dives in and grabs Raak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raak pushes down on Sycek's head and hops out.
Sycek tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raak defends well and Sycek ends up having to push Raak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sycek with a body shot.
Sycek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sycek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Sycek's belly button to the back.#T2#
Sycek dives in and grabs Raak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raak pushes down on Sycek's head and hops out.
Sycek misses with a takedown attempt - Raak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sycek walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raak scores with a jab to the head.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sycek shoots in looking for a takedown but Raak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sycek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab lands there for Raak.
Raak lands a nice hook to Sycek's body. Sycek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raak lands a nice hook to Sycek's body. Sycek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sycek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Raak counter with a right hand. #T3#
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Sycek is just out of range.
Sycek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sycek was well out of range. Poor timing from Raak.
Donk. Raak catches Sycek right on the button with a cross.
Sycek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Raak misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raak.
Sycek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raak lands a jab to Sycek's midsection.
Sycek tries for a takedown but Raak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sycek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raak but Raak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sycek ducks right into an uppercut from Raak.
Sycek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sycek fails to land the takedown.
Raak throws out a counter right but Sycek avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Raak punishes Sycek's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sycek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raak jabs at Sycek's body.
Raak lands the left hand.
Sycek has a takedown stuffed.
Raak feints a jab promting Sycek to slip. Raak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sycek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Samuel Sycek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sycek goes for a double leg but Raak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raak continues to drive forward.
Sycek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raak lands a body shot.
Raak gets underhooks to prevent Sycek's takedown attempt.
Raak is stalling here.
Raak stalling.
Raak receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
A relieved looking Hjalmar Raak 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: Bellicose 93
Date: May 07, 2022

#R1#
Raak avoids the head kick by Shiba.
Raak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shiba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Shiba with a nice calf kick.
Shiba connects with a leg kick.
Shiba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raak.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shiba.
Shiba slips under a jab from Raak.
Shiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shiba 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 Raak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak throws a shot to the body.
Raak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiba can pounce on him.
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.#T1#
Raak misses with a body shot.
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.
A jab from Raak misses.
Shiba takes one to the chin there.
Raak throws the left hand but Shiba avoids the punch easily.
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiba is just out of range.
Shiba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shiba scores with a kick to the body.
Shiba wants to land a leg kick but Raak is out of range.
Shiba throws a chopping leg kick but Raak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shiba throws a sloppy head kick
and Raak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shiba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shiba throws a front kick aimed at Raak's knee but Raak avoids it well.
Raak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
Shiba misses with a leg kick
and Raak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shiba thinking.
Raak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shiba can pounce on him.
Shiba is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba throws a sloppy head kick
and Raak counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Shiba misses #TD2#
and Raak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shiba is adopting a defensive guard.
Shiba 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.
Raak postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shiba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raak.
Shiba has his hands on Raak's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Raak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raak stopping the sweep attempt from Shiba.
Raak throws a big right hand that misses.
Shiba pulls Raak in close to prevent any damage.
Raak preventing the sweep.
Shiba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shiba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shiba tried to counter with a leg kick but Raak avoided it.
An inside leg kick from Shiba misses.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shiba with a body shot.
Shiba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shiba throws a leg kick that misses.
Raak moves out of range as Shiba throws a body kick.
Shiba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T4#
Shiba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raak is out of range.
Raak tries to clinch but Shiba is having none of it.
Shiba thows a leg kick but Raak checks it
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut.
Shiba misses with a low kick.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raak throws a series of punches but Shiba avoids them all with ease.
Chiharu Shiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shiba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shiba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shiba throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raak throws a jab when Shiba was well out of range.
Shiba is looking to land body kicks.
Raak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raak cracks a nice hook into Shiba's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Shiba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hjalmar Raak will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Raak checks the leg kick.
Shiba throws a low kick but Raak moves out of range easily.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raak moves out of range of the leg kick from Shiba.
A shot to the liver by Raak. Beautiful body shot.
Raak moves out of range of the leg kick from Shiba.
Raak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raak misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Raak blocks the low kick.
Raak lands a slapping body shot.
A solid body kick from Shiba.
Shiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Raak.
Shiba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shiba misses with a low kick.
Raak throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
A lazy left from Raak finds it's target.
Raak throws a nice looking combination but Shiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Shiba.
Shiba lands a leg kick that knocks Raak off balance momentarily.
Shiba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raak lands with a straight right. Shiba didn't see that one coming.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shiba manages to avoid it.
Raak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raak misses with an uppercut.
Shiba dodges the punch combination from Raak.
Shiba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shiba connects with a leg kick.
Shiba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raak if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Raak as he checks the leg kick.#T2#
Raak lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Raak as he checks the leg kick.
Raak stuns Shiba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shiba misses with a body kick.
Shiba throws a chopping leg kick but Raak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raak lands a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raak checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raak checks a leg kick.
Shiba is looking to land body kicks.
Good work by Raak as he checks the leg kick.
Shiba throws a leg kick but Raak moved away.
Shiba moves away from the strike by Raak.
Shiba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raak is out of range and Shiba settles back down.
Shiba slips a jab from Raak.#T3#
Shiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shiba throws a leg kick but Raak moved away.
Shiba throws a head kick that misses.
Raak blocks a leg kick.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shiba tries to score with a low kick but Raak moves his leg out of the way.
Raak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Raak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shibas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raak misses with a takedown attempt - Shiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raak takes a swing at Shiba's ribcage but misses.
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Raak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Raak.
Shiba tried to counter with a leg kick but Raak avoided it.
Raak throws a jab when Shiba was well out of range.
Shiba appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shiba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T4#
Raak avoids the head kick by Shiba.
It seemed like Raak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shiba misses with a low kick.
Raak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shiba is looking to score with low kicks.
Shiba tries to score with a low kick but Raak moves his leg out of the way.
Shiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak moves out of range of the leg kick from Shiba.
Shiba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.
Raak jabs at Shiba's body.
Raak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.
Raak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shiba rather than just go for the knockout.
Raak lands a nice hook to Shiba's body. Shiba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Raak drives through with a takedown into Shiba's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raak preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Raak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shiba misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Shiba misses
and Raak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raak checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Raak.
Shiba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raak throws out a counter right but Shiba avoids it with no problem.
Shiba connects with a solid leg kick.
Shiba throws a body kick that misses.
Shiba throws a low kick but Raak moves out of range easily.
Raak lands a lovely overhand right.
Raak looks to land a left hand but Shiba moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak lands a nice shot to the body.
Shiba blocks a jab.
Shiba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Shiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raak misses with a two punch combination.
Shiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raak with the counter takedown but Shiba avoids it easily.#T1#
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shiba misses with a body kick.
Raak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raak checks a low kick from Shiba.
Raak swings for the body but Shiba moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shiba.
Shiba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shiba wants to slow Raak down by chopping away at his legs.
Shiba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Shiba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raak is out of range.
Shiba throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shiba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raak's sensitive parts.
Shiba lands a leg kick that knocks Raak off balance momentarily.#T2#
Shiba throws a chopping leg kick but Raak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shiba throws a leg kick but Raak sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Raak lands with a straight right. Shiba didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raak moves out of range of the leg kick from Shiba.
Raak throws a lazy right hand but Shiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shiba.
Shiba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Shiba misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raak!
You can see that Raak has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Raak throws a lazy right hand but Shiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shiba throws a leg kick
and Raak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shiba lands a leg kick that knocks Raak off balance momentarily.
Raak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Shiba throws a front kick aimed at Raak's knee but Raak avoids it well.
Shiba throws a low kick, looking for Raak's leg but Raak calmly moves out of range.
Raak blocks a head kick by Shiba.
Shiba throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiba throws a head kick but Raak moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Shiba #TD2#
and Raak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Raak with a nice head shot there.
Shiba has momentary wrist control but Raak slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raak wants to control from the top but Shiba keeps moving.
Shiba pulls Raak in close to his closed guard and prevents Raak from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shiba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raak is one step ahead there.
Shiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Shiba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shiba is trying to keep Raak in close.
Raak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raak stands and throws Shiba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shiba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raak lands an elbow.
Hjalmar Raak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raak trying to control the action but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba tries to bench press Raak off him but Raak keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raak has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
A relieved looking Hjalmar Raak 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: GDL 130: Reed VS Milani
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
Raak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goins.
Raak throws out a counter right but Goins avoids it with no problem.
Raak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goins was well out of range. Poor timing from Raak.
Goins tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
Raak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raak avoids it really well and circles away.
Raak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goins at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raak!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak lands with a cross.
Raak defending well as Goins loads up on a big left hand.
Raak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raak throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Raak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Goins.
Raak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Raak.
A telegraphed right hand from Raak misses the target.
Goins throws a series of punches but Raak moves out of range.
Goins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raak.
Raak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Raak.
Raak 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.
Goins fails with the takedown
and Raak counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Goins misses with a hook
and Raak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raak sizes up Goins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Raak.
Goins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raak in his tracks.
A punch combination from Goins misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Raak misses the target.
Raak scores with a nice strike.
Raak throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Goins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Goins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak throws a right hand that Goins ducks under and follows up with a left that Goins also avoids with ease.
Raak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goins throws a low kick, looking for Raak's leg but Raak calmly moves out of range.
Raak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Goins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raak lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Goins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goins with a body shot.
Raak lands a glancing blow to the side of Goins's head.
Goins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raak digs a good body shot into Goins's ribs.
Raak throws a poor cross that misses
and Goins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goins just misses with a punch to the body.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Goins falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Raak to counter with a crisp jab.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raak misses with a looping left.
Raak throws a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Raak.
Raak scores with the left hand. Goins knows he should have avoided that one.
Raak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goins counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raak.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak blocks a leg kick.
Raak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Goins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice uppercut lands for Raak. That snapped Goins's head back.
Goins shoots in for a takedown but Raak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Raak lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Goins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Goins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Goins. Beautiful body shot.
Goins loads up on a big right hand but Raak slips the punch.
Goins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raak.
Goins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Goins throws a lazy right hand but Raak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Goins misses its intended target.
Raak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins moves forwards but Raak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Goins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Goins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raak.
Goins is looking to counter the offense by Raak and move into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Raak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Goins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Raak there.
Goins tries to move into range but Raak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goins tries to clinch there but Raak circles away.
Raak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raak scores with a sloppy right hand. Goins should have avoided that one.
Goins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raak connects with a jab.
Goins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raak.
Goins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goins throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Raak lands with a nice body punch.
Raak swings for the body but Goins moves out of range. #T2#
Raak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raak duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Goins.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raak scores with a jab to the body.
Goins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goins throws a hook but Raak avoids it easily.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raak catches Goins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raak 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.
Raak with a jab.
Raak avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Goins drives through and clinches with Raak against the cage. #BC#
Goins breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Raak scores with a nice head shot.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goins scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Raak as he connects with a hook.
Raak throws a series of punches but Goins moves out of range.
Raak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goins throws out the jab.
Goins scores with a jab. Raak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hjalmar Raak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Goins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goins throws a body shot but no joy.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Goins.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak ducks under a wild hook from Goins.
Raak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raak swings for the body but Goins moves out of range.
Goins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raak avoids the body shot from Goins.
Raak tests Goins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raak scores with the left hand. Goins knows he should have avoided that one.
Goins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Raak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raak. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raak but Raak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raak lands with an overhand left.
Raak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Goins. Goins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goins blocks a jab.
Goins slips a jab and a cross from Raak.
Raak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Raak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Raak stalks Goins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goins's face. Goins staggers backwards, shaken.
Raak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goins counters with a stiff right hand.
Goins wants to land a leg kick but Raak is out of range.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goins slips a straight right by Raak.
Raak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goins fails with the takedown.
Goins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Raak.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Goins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raak to score with a decent uppercut.
Raak lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goins at a distance.
Raak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goins staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Raak.
Raak lands a right hook to the body.
Raak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goins has time to react.
Goins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raak lands with a shot to the body.
Goins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raak tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raak throws a right hand that Goins ducks under and follows up with a left that Goins also avoids with ease.
A quick step to the side and Goins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goins misses with a few strikes there.
Raak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raak misses the jab.
A jab from Raak finds it's way through Goins's defenses.
Raak cracks Goins with an open hand slap.
Raak lunges at Goins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goins's hand.
Raak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goins moves away.
Goins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raak.
Goins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hjalmar Raak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Goins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raak swings for the body but Goins moves out of range.
Goins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raak's corner calls for a 1-2. Raak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raak misses with an uppercut.
Raak connects with a body shot that sends Goins's belly button to the back.
Goins takes one on the button.
Goins avoids the body shot from Raak.
Goins fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Goins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Goins clobbers Raak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rich Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goins misses with a hook. Raak ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Raak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hjalmar Raak!
After winning the bout, Hjalmar Raak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GDL 125: Biden VS Anderson
Date: Oct 30, 2021

#R1#
Raak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been told by Conforto's head coaches at Defiant that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Conforto.
Conforto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raak drops his hands momentarily and Conforto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Conforto has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conforto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raak is pushing Conforto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conforto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raak is trying to break the clinch but Conforto is controlling him.#BC#
Conforto breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Conforto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conforto misses with a double jab.
Conforto tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conforto tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conforto throws a right hand that Raak ducks under and follows up with a left that Raak also avoids with ease.
Raak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conforto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conforto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raak circles away quickly and effectively.
Raak misses with a body shot.
Conforto tries to clinch up but Raak circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Raak misses.
Raak swats away the attempt to clinch by Conforto.
No joy there for Conforto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Conforto forces Raak back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Conforto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Conforto avoids the body shot from Raak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Raak avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conforto.
Conforto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raak's hands.
Conforto moves in looking to clinch but Raak pushes him off.
Raak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Conforto.
Conforto throws out a loose jab but Raak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conforto scores with a jab to the body.
Conforto looks to land a combination but Raak avoids it well.
Conforto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Conforto clinches. #BC#
Conforto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conforto scores with a jab.
Conforto misses with a wild combination.
Raak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Donk. Conforto catches Raak right on the button with a cross.
Conforto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raak manages to avoid it.
Raak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conforto misses with the combination. #CL#
Conforto moves into the clinch.
Raak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raak throws a punch but it's blocked by Conforto.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Conforto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conforto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raak is looking to break free of the clinch but Conforto has double underhooks.
Conforto looking to stall. #BC#
Conforto breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Conforto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Billy Conforto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Raak.
Conforto lands with an overhand left.
Raak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conforto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conforto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Raak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conforto throws out the jab.
Conforto tries to clinch but Raak moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Conforto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raak takes a swing at Conforto's ribcage but misses.
Conforto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot by Conforto.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Conforto.
Conforto with a jab.
Conforto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Conforto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Conforto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conforto ducks under a wild hook from Raak.
Conforto throws a hook but Raak avoids it easily.
Raak scores with a sloppy right hand. Conforto should have avoided that one.
Raak misses the shot to the body.
Conforto throws the left hand but Raak avoids the punch easily.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Conforto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raak throws out a counter right but Conforto avoids it with no problem.
Conforto tries to bum rush Raak with a series of wild strikes but Raak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conforto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak throws a looping overhand right but Conforto ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Conforto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conforto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conforto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Conforto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raak can do to turn this around?
Conforto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conforto.
Conforto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raak circles away quickly and effectively.#T1##CL#
Conforto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raak is looking to control Conforto's arms but Conforto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raak has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conforto letting Raak take a breather here.
Conforto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raak avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Conforto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conforto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Conforto does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conforto. Raak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Conforto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raak. Raak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conforto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Raak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Billy Conforto is winning the standup battle so far.
Conforto throws a right hand that Raak ducks under and follows up with a left that Raak also avoids with ease.
Raak unleashes a big counter combination but Conforto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raak connects with a nice looking jab.
Conforto connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Conforto misses with a double jab.
Raak throws out a counter right but Conforto avoids it with no problem.
Conforto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raak.
Conforto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conforto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conforto is looking to clinch but Raak is avoiding it.
Conforto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Conforto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conforto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Conforto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conforto looks to land a combination but Raak avoids it well.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy Conforto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conforto fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T3#
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Conforto backs off Raak throws a huge counter combo but Conforto manages to avoid it all.
Raak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conforto throws a leg kick
and Raak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raak misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Conforto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raak keeps the fight on the outside.
Raak is looking for the big counter here.
Good leg kick by Conforto.
Conforto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Conforto tries a low kick but Raak avoids it.
Conforto with the inside leg kick.
Conforto misses with a few strikes there.
Conforto throws a series of punches but Raak avoids them all with ease. #T4#
Raak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Conforto.
Raak just misses with a punch to the body.
Conforto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raak backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conforto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Conforto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Conforto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conforto throws an overhand right that lands on Raak's shoulder, as Raak tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Raak.
Raak throws a hook to the side of Conforto's head but Conforto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conforto throws an overhand right that lands on Raak's shoulder, as Raak tries to avoid the shot.
Conforto throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Conforto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Conforto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conforto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Conforto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conforto manages to avoid it.
Conforto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raak at a distance.
Conforto looks to land a combination but Raak avoids it well.
Conforto looks to land a left hand but Raak moved out of range nicely.
Conforto moves in looking to clinch but Raak pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Conforto.
Conforto misses with a combination
and Raak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conforto lands a jab-cross combination.
Raak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.
Conforto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Conforto misses.
Conforto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conforto tries to clinch but Raak moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raak! But no joy.#T1#
Conforto lands with a cross.
Raak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conforto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Conforto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raak.
Conforto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conforto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conforto wants to clinch.
Raak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Raak throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Conforto to counter with a crisp jab.
Conforto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raak looks to score with a jab to the body but Conforto is just out of range.
A combination from Raak does no damage. #T2##CL#
Conforto clinches up with Raak and pushes him back against the cage.
Conforto is looking to control Raak's arms but Raak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conforto has his back to the cage.
Raak looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Raak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conforto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Conforto misses the jab.
Conforto moves out of range as Raak strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raak misses with a looping left.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conforto manages to avoid it.
Raak misses with a looping right.
Conforto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raak at a distance.
Conforto takes a swing at Raak's ribcage but misses.
Conforto feints a jab promting Raak to slip. Conforto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raak looks to land a left hand but Conforto moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conforto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Conforto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Conforto duly obliges.
A nice leg kick from Conforto, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conforto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raak dodges the punch combination from Conforto.
Conforto connects with a crisp jab.
Raak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conforto.
Raak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conforto with a body shot.
Raak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raak throws a hook but Conforto blocks it.
Conforto works over Raak's head and body with a nice combination.
Conforto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Conforto scores with a four punch combination!
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conforto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raak misses with a looping left.
Raak misses with a lunging right hand
and Conforto counters with a left and a right that stings Raak.
Raak throws a lazy right hand but Conforto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Conforto.
Conforto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raak moves out of range as Conforto strikes.
Raak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conforto manages to avoid it.
Conforto lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conforto.
Conforto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raak.
Billy Conforto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conforto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Raaks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Conforto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conforto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Conforto!

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