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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Davis (ranked 2508 p4p, 2398 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 309 p4p, 298 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raak moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis misses with the head strike.
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.
Davis has Raak up against the cage in a clinch.
Raak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raak breaks the clinch.
Raak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Davis moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raak tries to stall but Davis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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!
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Davis has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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