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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pit Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakija's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rakija. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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167 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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165 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riza Rakija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pit Bull!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Rakija to counter with a crisp jab.
Rakija takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakija lands a nice uppercut.
Bull is trying to push Rakija away but Rakija has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rakija has Bull pressed against the cage, preventing Bull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rakija breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bull tests Rakija's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bull blocks a head kick by Rakija.
Donk. Bull catches Rakija right on the button with a cross.
Bull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rakija can pounce on him.
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!
Rakija walks into a jab.
Pit Bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakija looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rakija is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bull defending well as Rakija loads up on a big left hand.
Bull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bull slips under a jab.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Rakija was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakija looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bull lands a nice hook to Rakija's body. Rakija takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rakija scores with a body shot.
Rakija clinches with his opponent.
Rakija landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Rakija.
Rakija lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakija lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Rakija.
Rakija lands an elbow inside.
Rakija throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bulls head.
Rakija lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Bull takes an elbow to the temple.
Bull takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Pit Bull has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Rakija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull tries to keep at a distance but Rakija has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rakija lands an elbow inside.
Rakija comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rakija creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bull's defenses.
Rakija lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rakija lands a damaging elbow.
Rakija lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rakija lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bull or not.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rakija working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rakija lands a damaging elbow.
Bull is rocked!
Rakija lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Rakija finish him?
Rakija lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rakija has Bull pressed against the cage. He pushes Bull back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Rakija throws a beautiful elbow that sends Bull crashing to the floor! Rakija piles on the pressure with more strikes! Bull is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riza Rakija!
Riza Rakija 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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