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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak leaves Macotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rak throws a head kick that misses.
Rak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macotti.
Rak misses with the combination.
Rak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Macotti under the eye.
Rak lands a glancing blow to the side of Macotti's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rak throws a body kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Macotti.
Macotti's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Macotti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue Rak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
Rak slaps away a takedown attempt from Macotti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rak tests Macotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Macotti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rak pinned against the cage. Rak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macotti has a takedown stuffed.
Rak drops Macotti with a beautiful combination! Macotti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rak is looking for the KO!
It looks like Marco Macotti has been cut.
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!
Rak misses with a head kick.
Rak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Macotti.
Macotti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rak scores with a decent looking hook.
Macotti misses with a takedown attempt
and Rak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rak lands a really nice looking cross but Macotti seems unphased.
A combination from Rak does no damage.
Blue Rak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macotti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Rak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Macotti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rak throws a right and a left that Macotti avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Macotti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rak has got the better of the exchanges.
Rak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rak wants it to stay on the feet.
Rak misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rak swivels and escapes.
Blue Rak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
Macotti shoots in looking for a takedown. Rak tries to sprawl out of it but Macotti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rak leaves Macotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti darts in looking for a takedown but Rak gets double underhooks and turns Macotti into the cage.
Macotti is looking for a takedown.
Macotti has Rak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macotti shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macotti is breathing heavily.
Macotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Rak.
Macotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macotti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rak as he avoids it easily.
Macotti fails to land the takedown.
Rak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rak looks to land a combination but Macotti avoids it well.
Rak throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Macotti or perhaps it was just good defense by Rak which made him look bad.
Rak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macotti.
Rak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Macotti is defended easily by Rak.
Rak stuns Macotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blue Rak is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macotti dives in for a single leg takedown but Rak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rak breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Rak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Macotti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Macotti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rak circles away.
Rak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue Rak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rak lands a big head kick that sends Macotti tumbling to the mat! Rak takes a step backwards and waves Macotti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Macotti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macotti at a distance.
Macotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Rak finish him?
Rak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macotti drops his hands momentarily. Rak doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Macotti staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Macotti doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blue Rak!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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