What could Rakic have done to win the third round?

[scytheavatar]

People are shitting on his corner for bad advice but TBH, is there actually a path for Rakic to win round 3? He had no answer to Ankaleev's speed and the high kicks which won him round 1 already gassed him out. So it's not like he can spam them forever.

 

[Hdfi]

The same thing he did in the first round.

 

[scytheavatar]

The same thing he did in the first round.

Did you not read what I wrote? He can't do the same thing, what he did in round 1 was unsustainable for basically every fighter.

 

[NextGen]

I don’t know what his strategy was after round 1. But it’s possible he truly thought he had the fight won thanks to the moronic advice from his corner which is why he only fought to survive in round 3 without any urgency.

Rakic has a better gas tank than that so I don’t think he gassed out after R1.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Rakic had more strikes right? Eye test was for Ank tho… Rakic was on his bike avoiding a fight and getting tagged with power shots

 

[Hitdepruns]

Knock the guy down?

 

[Darragh]

The exact opposite of what his corner told him to do between rounds.

His "coaches" delusionally told him he was ahead 2-0 and should coast. He had self isolated in the mountains of Serbia so long for training he developed Stockholm Syndrome and believed anything they told him.

He has the physical ability, but there's no replacement for fight IQ.

 

[flowoftruth]

He could have done better if he sacked his coaches and took advice from a random member of the crowd.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Nothing, he only found a small amount of success early due to his athletic ability, once he started to slow even a little it was obvious he didn't have the technical ability of ruggedness to match Ank

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

I don’t know what his strategy was after round 1. But it’s possible he truly thought he had the fight won thanks to the moronic advice from his corner which is why he only fought to survive in round 3 without any urgency.

Rakic has a better gas tank than that so I don’t think he gassed out after R1.

I think he very comfortable being the hammer but doesn't react well to adversity. If his athletic ability doesnt overwhelm his opponent he shuts down and starts double guessing himself.

 

[xhaydenx]

People are shitting on his corner for bad advice but TBH, is there actually a path for Rakic to win round 3? He had no answer to Ankaleev's speed and the high kicks which won him round 1 already gassed him out. So it's not like he can spam them forever.

Nothing.

He was too tired. Doesn't matter if you have every path to victory imaginable if you don't have enough energy to execute them.

 

[kingofthecans]

He should of used his free eye poke and ball shot cards.

 

[maximus__]

People are shitting on his corner for bad advice but TBH, is there actually a path for Rakic to win round 3? He had no answer to Ankaleev's speed and the high kicks which won him round 1 already gassed him out. So it's not like he can spam them forever.

Throw low kicks, teeps and more head kicks after setting them up.
He was throwing blind head kicks and having success. Throw a strike or two before it and catch Ank trying to counter him.

Instead he just chilled on the outside getting picked apart. Ank has no real urgency either, I think he could of got him out of there if he committed more.
Rakic didn't want to be there after the first round.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

He needed to take the center, bite down on his mouthpiece and be willing to take a shot inorder to land his own bigger one. Y'all pretending ank did something special in the third round one big shot or combination and Rakic could have had a 29-28.

 

[djason1988]

He needed to take the center, bite down on his mouthpiece and be willing to take a shot inorder to land his own bigger one. Y'all pretending ank did something special in the third round one big shot or combination and Rakic could have had a 29-28.

Pretty much what I was going to say. I think others are overanalyzing or giving ank too much credit. That was a very winnable fight for Rakic, he was just insistent on trying to play the clean outboxer game. I said halfway through the second that he's letting Ank pressure way too much, he needs to stand in the middle and fight. Ank didn't do anything special, just constantly chased him down and Rakic was just reacting the whole time.

 

[scytheavatar]

Pretty much what I was going to say. I think others are overanalyzing or giving ank too much credit. That was a very winnable fight for Rakic, he was just insistent on trying to play the clean outboxer game. I said halfway through the second that he's letting Ank pressure way too much, he needs to stand in the middle and fight. Ank didn't do anything special, just constantly chased him down and Rakic was just reacting the whole time.

Ank didn't do anything special except beat Rakic to the punch everytime? Like did you miss what I wrote about how Rakic has no answer to Ank's speed?

 

[markantony20]

I feel like he could of won if he won

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Rakic wasted too much energy moving away and fighting off the back foot, then once gassed out he tried to wrestle and clinch (unsuccessfully).

He fought like he was scared to be in the pocket or throw more then one shot at a time, so he never had the initiative against a guy in Ank who will give it to you if you are willing to pressure.

He needed to make adjustments in the 2nd round and his corner gaslit him into thinking he was up 2-0 (delusional), so he went into even deeper survival mode in round 3.

Rakic might be shook to brawl after the Jiri KO, despite his imposing size he looks incredibly tentative to move forward, throw combinations, or sit down on shots.

Wack gameplan and tactics all fight long, thought kicking off the back foot would be enough.

 

[flektarn]

For such a big dude he didn't sit down on any of his punches at all. Neither of them looked good in that fight.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Point fight, stick and move. He wasn't able to hurt Ank at that point anymore.