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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 1376 p4p, 1609 weight class) and Jumba Smif (ranked 101 p4p, 113 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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12 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smif sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis swings for the body but Smif moves out of range.
It seemed like Smif was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davis misses with a hook.
Smif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Smif is out of range.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smif manages to avoid it.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries for a takedown but Smif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Smif's head but Smif sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smif doesn't seem phased though.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a nice body shot.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smif's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smif scrambles back to his feet.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Smif counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis blocks a head kick by Smif.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smif scores with a nice right hand.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smif.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Smif uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a hook.
Smif flicks out a counter leg kick but Davis steps away.
Smif ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Smif moves away and avoids it.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smif throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis misses with an uppercut
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Davis shoots for a takedown but Smif saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smif.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif slips a straight right by Davis.
Smif stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smif wants it to stay on the feet.
Smif is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
and Smif counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smif moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
Davis throwing shots but Smif is blocking nicely.
Well, if Davis 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.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the body from Davis misses
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smif steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis lands with a straight right. Smif didn't see that one coming.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Smif staying out of range there.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Smif throws a big counter head kick but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Smif uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Smif feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smif replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Davis blocks it well.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jumba Smif seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smif ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Smif only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Smif buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smif fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis misses with a takedown
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Jumba Smif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Smif uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smif swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smif has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Smif on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smif wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Smif ducks down to avoid it.
Smif looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Smif moved out of range.
Smif looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Smif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smif moves away.
Davis throws a jab when Smif was well out of range.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Smif counters with a low kick, right behind Davis 's knee.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Smif to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis has his takedown stuffed
and Smif counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Smif counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A low kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Smif's shoulder, as Smif tries to avoid the shot.
Smif tries a quick counter leg kick but Davis is wise to it.
Smif defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smif dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Smif saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis works over Smif's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smif misses with a looping right.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a left to the body.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jumba Smif showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Smif moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a right hand that Smif ducks under and follows up with a left that Smif also avoids with ease.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smif sprawls well. Smif wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Smif flicks out a counter leg kick but Davis steps away.
Smif throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Smif's head.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smif thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis looks for a takedown but Smif sprawls well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Smif counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Smif backs away looking to recover.
Smif connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis misses with a hook
and Smif counters with a straight right hand.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Smif off the cage and back into range.
Smif defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Smif's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jumba Smif is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Smif makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smif counters with a leg kick.
Smif moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Smif counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis misses with a body shot
and Smif counters with a stiff right hand.
Smif drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smif staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Smif sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis defending well as Smif loads up on a big left hand.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Smif counters with an outside leg kick.
Smif looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smif. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Smif counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis misses the body punch
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Smif connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick from Smif, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Smif counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smif counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Smif slips under a jab from Davis.
Jackson Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smif counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jumba Smif comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smif 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jumba Smif!
Jumba Smif seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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