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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roosevelt Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roosevelt Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coleman. Rakic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rakic's calf.
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakic throws a right and a left that Coleman avoids nicely.
Rakic loads up on a big right hand but Coleman slips the punch.
Coleman misses with a leg kick.
Rakic avoids the body shot from Coleman.
Rakic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Coleman tenderised Rakic's leg. Rakic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coleman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rakic scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coleman.
Coleman shoots in and bounces Rakic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Coleman trying to control but Rakic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rakic is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman trying to control but Rakic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roosevelt Coleman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rakic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colemans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coleman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rakic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Coleman swings for the body but Rakic moves out of range.
Coleman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rakic misses with a two punch combination.
Rakic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rakic. Those never looked like landing.
Coleman fakes the leg kick and cracks Rakic in the body.
Rakic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Rakic.
Coleman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rakic is out of range.
Coleman is looking to wear down Rakic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakic was well out of range. Poor timing from Coleman.
Coleman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coleman.
Rakic ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Coleman with a jab.
Rakic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rakic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coleman thows a body shot but no joy.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rakic misses with a two punch combination.
Rakic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No joy there for Rakic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coleman scores with a decent looking hook.
Rakic throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
A combination from Coleman does no damage.
Coleman misses with a hook. Rakic ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Coleman misses its intended target.
Coleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coleman.
Decent striking displayed by Rakic there.
Rakic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roosevelt Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman fails to land the takedown.
Rakic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rakic scores with a one two! Coleman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rakic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coleman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rakic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rakic counters with a left and a right that stings Coleman.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coleman misses with a wild body shot.
Roosevelt Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Coleman misses.
Rakic lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rakic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rakic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rakic misses with the combination.
Coleman misses with a low kick as Rakic jumps back.
Rakic swings for the body but Coleman moves out of range.
Coleman misses with a body shot
and Rakic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jozef Rakic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coleman throws a body punch but Rakic moves out of range.
Roosevelt Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rakic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Coleman scrambles back to his feet.
Rakic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Coleman misses with a hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rakic enables Coleman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rakic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coleman is in close to Rakic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rakic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rakic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coleman is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rakic is keeping the position for now.
Coleman cracks Rakic with a solid left hand.
Coleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rakic is looking to stand up but Coleman isn't so interested in that idea.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Rakic slips a jab from Coleman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic slips a jab from Coleman.
Rakic checks the leg kick.
Coleman lands with an overhand left.
Rakic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rakic misses the shot to the body.
Coleman throws out a loose jab but Rakic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakic slips under a jab from Coleman.
Coleman misses with a looping right.
Rakic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rakic is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Rakic scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roosevelt Coleman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rakic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakic.
Coleman throws the left hand but Rakic avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Rakic.
Rakic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coleman.
Rakic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Coleman throws a looping overhand right but Rakic ducks down to avoid it.
Rakic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coleman. Coleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rakic with a hook.
Rakic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rakic duly obliges.
Rakic lands the left hand.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakic.
Rakic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman throws a hook to the side of Rakic's head but Rakic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coleman throws a leg kick that misses.
Rakic connects with a crisp jab.
Rakic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Coleman.
Rakic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coleman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rakic.
A swing and a miss from Coleman.
Coleman throws the left hand but Rakic avoids the punch easily.
Rakic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coleman throws a jab when Rakic was well out of range.
Rakic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Coleman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rakic connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakic slips under a jab.
Coleman misses with a body shot.
Rakic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coleman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coleman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rakic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rakic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Coleman misses with a right hand
and Rakic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rakic throws a series of punches but Coleman avoids them all with ease.
Rakic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coleman eats them both and turns towards Rakic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Coleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coleman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rakic scores with a jab. Coleman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coleman doesn't seem bothered though.
Rakic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coleman at a distance.
Coleman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rakic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakic moves away.
Coleman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Coleman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coleman wants to slow Rakic down by chopping away at his legs.
Rakic misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Rakic. Beautiful body shot.
Rakic misses with a series of wild punches.
Rakic throws a body punch but Coleman moves out of range.
A left and a right from Rakic both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic takes a swing at Coleman's ribcage but misses.
Coleman connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman tries to score with a low kick but Rakic moves his leg out of the way.
Coleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rakic in his tracks.
Coleman thuds a left hand into Rakic's body.
Rakic scores with a jab.
Jozef Rakic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman ducks right into an uppercut from Rakic.
Coleman misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakic ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Rakic misses with a double jab.
Roosevelt Coleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good standup being displayed there by Rakic as he connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Rakic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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