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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Moszna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jozef Rakic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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196 cm
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255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcin Moszna!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakic staying out of range there.
Rakic dodges the punch combination from Moszna.
Moszna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rakic catches Moszna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moszna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rakic.
Moszna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rakic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakic lands a nice looking body shot.
Marcin Moszna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moszna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rakic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Moszna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rakic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rakic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rakic avoids the head kick by Moszna.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Moszna has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
No joy there for Rakic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moszna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moszna throws out a loose jab but Rakic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakic swinging wildly here.
Rakic ducks under a wild hook from Moszna.
Rakic moves out of range of the strikes.
Moszna thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moszna misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakic counters with a two punch combo.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Moszna moves out of range.
Rakic throws a right and a left that Moszna avoids nicely.
A big left from Rakic misses.
Moszna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moszna is looking to chop away at Rakic's legs.
Moszna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moszna misses with a wild body shot.
Rakic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rakic scores with a hook to the body. Moszna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rakic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rakic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been told by Rakic's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rakic feints a jab promting Moszna to slip. Rakic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moszna slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moszna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakic.
Rakic tries to bum rush Moszna with a series of wild strikes but Moszna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moszna scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic slips under a jab.
Rakic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rakic misses with a few strikes there.
Moszna throws a body punch but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moszna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moszna is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rakic's half guard.
Rakic looks like he's trying to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moszna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakic's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Rakic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moszna throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moszna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moszna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rakic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moszna counters with a takedown into side control.
Rakic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moszna trying to control the action but Rakic is working from the bottom.
Rakic parries the strikes from Moszna easily there. Moszna is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rakic to escape.
Rakic is not content to let Moszna control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic is pushing Moszna's head away, looking to escape. Moszna manages to hold on to the position though.
Moszna wants to control but Rakic is keeping him busy.
Moszna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rakic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moszna has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moszna controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moszna trying to control the position but Rakic is working away.
Moszna working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Moszna throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moszna throws an elbow but Rakic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rakic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Moszna trying to control the position but Rakic is working away.
Rakic dodges the ground and pound from Moszna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moszna working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rakic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Moszna has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Moszna cracks Rakic with a big elbow.
Moszna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rakic keeps working.
Rakic pushes Moszna away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moszna gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Moszna scoring with punches from side control.
Moszna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rakic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rakic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moszna landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moszna lands an elbow.
Rakic is pushing Moszna's head away, looking to escape. Moszna manages to hold on to the position though.
Moszna cracks Rakic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Moszna throws an elbow but Rakic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Moszna wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rakic, who protects the arm well.
Moszna slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Moszna is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Moszna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rakic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moszna with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moszna misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakic counters with a left to the body.
Moszna staying out of range there.
Rakic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moszna counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rakic's guard now.
Moszna wants to control from the top but Rakic keeps moving.
Rakic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moszna is controlling him.
Rakic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moszna controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moszna won't allow Rakic to get back to his feet.
Rakic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moszna on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moszna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moszna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moszna content to stall in guard here.
Moszna advances position into side control!
Rakic prevents Moszna from improving position.
Rakic is pushing Moszna's head away, looking to escape. Moszna manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakic trying to remain calm as Moszna controls from the top position.
Rakic pushes Moszna away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Moszna gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Moszna cracks Rakic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moszna scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rakic to see if he's OK.
Moszna thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moszna in side control, just content to control the action for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moszna is looking to take a break and control but Rakic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moszna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rakic has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
Moszna sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rakic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic sneaks out the side door and pushes Moszna away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Moszna walks into a straight right hand from Rakic.
Jozef Rakic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moszna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rakic scores with the left hand. Moszna knows he should have avoided that one.
Moszna swings widly with a right hand
letting Rakic counter with a right hand.
Jozef Rakic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moszna looks to land a left hand but Rakic moved out of range nicely.
Moszna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rakic is out of range and Moszna settles back down.
Rakic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rakic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakic checks the leg kick.
A jab from Moszna misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Moszna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moszna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Moszna!
Marcin Moszna decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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