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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzumaki Naruto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Rasic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzumaki Naruto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uzumaki Naruto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denis Rasic!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naruto misses with a double jab.
Naruto misses with a wild combination.
Rasic fails to land the takedown.
Naruto throws a series of punches but Rasic avoids them all with ease.
Naruto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rasic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naruto.
Naruto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rasic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naruto is keeping the position for now.
Rasic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasic trying to control but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Rasic throwing strikes from guard but Naruto blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Naruto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rasic, into his guard.
Rasic wants to sweep here but Naruto controlling him for the moment.
Naruto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rasic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rasic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naruto defends it easily.
Rasic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Naruto!
Rasic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasic looking to finish with strikes here!
Naruto is breathing heavily.
Naruto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rasic.
Naruto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naruto tries to get out of the position.
Rasic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rasic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Naruto is surviving well by controlling Rasic's body position as best he can.
Rasic looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasic unloads with some shots from mount but Naruto bucks and avoids them well.
Naruto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rasic on the ground.
Rasic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rasic dominating with strikes here.
Rasic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Naruto can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rasic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Naruto because Rasic loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasic scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Naruto?
Rasic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Naruto hang on?
Rasic looking to ground and pound but Naruto is blocking nicely.
Rasic with good strikes from the mount here!
Rasic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rasic breaks from Naruto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasic breaks from Naruto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasic with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruto taking shots to the head.
Rasic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Rasic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rasic gets a takedown into half guard.
Rasic thows a huge punch but Naruto dodges it nicely.
Rasic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naruto defending well though.
Rasic is working for a kimura but Naruto is defending it quite comfortably.
Rasic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naruto manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Naruto, under a barage of strikes from Rasic.
Rasic is trying to work for a kimura but Naruto is defending well.
Rasic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naruto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rasic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rasic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rasic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Naruto defending well though.
Naruto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rasic.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Naruto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Denis Rasic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naruto is not content to let Rasic control the position.
Naruto avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rasic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasic is looking to take a break and control but Naruto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Naruto defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Rasic crashes against the mat.
Rasic throws a strike aimed at the side of Naruto's head but Naruto avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rasic is looking to work some ground and pound but Naruto has wrist control.
Rasic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rasic throwing strikes but missing.
Rasic trying to control but Naruto is working from the bottom.
Rasic throws a big right hand that misses.
Naruto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naruto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rasic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Rasic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Naruto slaps away a takedown attempt from Rasic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Naruto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Naruto stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasic. Rasic gets slowly back to his feet.
Naruto throws a right and a left that Rasic avoids nicely.
Rasic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uzumaki Naruto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Rasic.
Naruto throws a nice looking combination but Rasic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rasic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Naruto's half guard.
Naruto is refusing to be controlled, as Rasic sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasic not doing much here.
Rasic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rasic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rasic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rasic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Denis Rasic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rasic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Naruto's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rasic dodges the punch combination from Naruto.
Rasic shoots in but no luck this time.
Naruto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rasic.
Rasic feints and as Naruto raises his hands in defense, Rasic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rasic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rasic throws and elbow that misses. Naruto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasic's guard. Nice move by Naruto!
Naruto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naruto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Naruto postures up.
Rasic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naruto.
Rasic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Naruto!
Rasic with shots to the head and body - Naruto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rasic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rasic looking to ground and pound but Naruto is blocking nicely.
Uzumaki Naruto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rasic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naruto is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Rasic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rasic 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Rasic!
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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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