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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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200 cm
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240 lbs
9 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic sizes up Leslie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oooooh!!! Leslie has knocked Rakic down with a huge combo! Leslie steps away and waves a wobbly Rakic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rakic is rocked!
It looks like Jozef Rakic has been cut.
Leslie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leslie there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Reginald Leslie has been cut.
Rakic tests Leslie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic lands a big shot that drops Leslie! Can he finish him?
Rakic wants to stand but Leslie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leslie wants to sweep but no luck.
Leslie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leslie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rakic stands up from Leslie's guard - Rakic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Leslie tries to clinch up.
Leslie cracks a nice hook into Rakic's ribs.
Leslie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leslie was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leslie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rakic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Leslie in his tracks.
Rakic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leslie blocks the body kick.
Leslie scores with a shot to the body.
Leslie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rakic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rakic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leslie tries to bum rush Rakic with a series of wild strikes but Rakic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakic lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leslie is looking to clinch.
Leslie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leslie with a nice cross.
Rakic is still on wobbly legs! Can Leslie finish him?
Leslie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakic seems to have recovered his senses.
Rakic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rakic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leslie.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Leslie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie has closed the distance and engaged Rakic in a clinch.
Rakic lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Leslie.
Leslie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leslie misses with a punch on the inside.
Rakic misses with a knee strike.
Rakic lands a nice uppercut.
Rakic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leslie ducks under a wild hook from Rakic.
Leslie tries to counter by clinching up but Rakic breaks away and moves out of range.
Leslie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leslie.
Leslie clinches with his opponent.
Rakic can't break the clinch.
Rakic takes an elbow to the temple.
Leslie lands an uppercut.
Rakic manages to break the clinch.
Leslie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rakic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakic misses with the combination.
Rakic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leslie at a distance.
Leslie is looking to wear down Rakic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leslie scores with a hook to the body. Rakic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rakic dodges the punch combination from Leslie.
Leslie darts in trying to clinch
and Rakic counters with a three punch combo that has Leslie backing up. Leslie nods at Rakic to acknowledge the strikes.
Rakic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rakic. That's going to slow Leslie down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakic scores with a head kick. Leslie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rakic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leslie cracks a nice hook into Rakic's ribs.
Leslie misses with a hook. Rakic ducked under it nicely.
Leslie throws a right hand that misses
and Rakic counters with a nice uppercut.
Leslie throws an off balance right hand
and Rakic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leslie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leslie tries to clinch but Rakic is having none of it.
Rakic throws out a counter right but Leslie avoids it with no problem.
Leslie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leslie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rakic scrambles back to his feet.
Rakic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leslie staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leslie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rakic. That one must have hurt.
Rakic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leslie misses with a looping left.
Rakic with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Rakic dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leslie lands with a nice combination. Rakic backs away looking to recover.
Rakic with a nice cross.
Leslie throws out a loose jab but Rakic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakic throws a sloppy head kick and Leslie moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rakic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rakic. That's going to slow Leslie down.
Rakic lands a jab to the nose.
Rakic cracks Leslie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rakic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leslie.
Rakic scoring well with a low kick there.
Rakic lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakic throws the kick towards the body but Leslie avoids it.
A big head kick from Rakic and Leslie is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Leslie wants to get back to his feet but Rakic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leslie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rakic manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leslie wants to stand but Rakic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leslie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Leslie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rakic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Rakic.
Leslie is looking to clinch but Rakic is avoiding it.
Rakic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leslie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leslie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rakic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leslie.
Rakic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rakic lands a left and a right that sends Leslie crashing to the canvas! Rakic dives into mount looking to finish!
Leslie is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakic stands up from mount. Strange move.
Oh Leslie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leslie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Rakic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozef Rakic! Jozef Rakic retains his heavyweight title!
Jozef Rakic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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