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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by Sky is the Limit. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Nitaya is predictable there
letting Rage counter with a right hand.
Nitaya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nitaya defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Rage moves out of range as Nitaya strikes.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Nitaya moved out of range.
Rage slips a straight right by Nitaya.
Rage steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nitaya. That one must have hurt.
Nitaya feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
Rage walks into a left hand.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage checks the leg kick.
Nitaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Nitaya.
Nitaya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rage is out of range and Nitaya settles back down.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Nitaya ducks down to avoid it.
Nitaya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rage misses with a hook.
Rage takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nitaya.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Rage throws a right hand that Nitaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Nitaya also avoids with ease.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nitaya.
Nitaya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nitaya tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rage is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya misses with a wild body shot.
Nitaya throws a sloppy head kick
and Rage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rage scores with the left hand. Nitaya knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Danga de danga de dang - Rage scores with a four punch combination!
Nitaya throws a right hand that misses
and Rage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nitaya's knee momentarily.
Rage throws a hook to the side of Nitaya's head but Nitaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nitaya misses with a straight right.
Nitaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Nitaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nitaya is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Nitaya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nitaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rage throws an overhand right that lands on Nitaya's shoulder, as Nitaya tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Rage.
Nitaya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
Nitaya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nitaya throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Rage.
Nitaya looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
Rage moves out of range of the leg kick from Nitaya.
Nitaya connects with a jab.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Nitaya saw that one coming.
Rage throws a right hand that Nitaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Nitaya also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nitaya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Nitaya is just out of range.
Nitaya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Nitaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Nitaya throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Nitaya misses with a body kick.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Nitaya uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ezekel Rage will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nitaya throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Nitaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nitaya tried to score with a low kick but Rage checks it.
Nitaya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nitaya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Rage.
Nitaya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nitaya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nitaya.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nitaya.
Nitaya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Nitaya blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nitaya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nitaya throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Nitaya.
Nitaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Rage misses.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Nitaya is just out of range.
Rage clobbers Nitaya with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nitaya.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
Rage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rage punishes Nitaya's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage swings widly with a right hand
and Nitaya counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Rage. That snapped Nitaya's head back.
Rage works over Nitaya's head and body with a nice combination.
Rage lands a glancing blow to the side of Nitaya's head.
Nitaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rage digs a good body shot into Nitaya's ribs.
Rage throws the left hand but Nitaya avoids the punch easily.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nitaya throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rage, right into the meat.
Nitaya throws a lazy right hand but Rage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rage moves out of range as Nitaya throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a leg kick but Rage moved away.
Rage misses the body punch
and Nitaya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nitaya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rage scores with a hook.
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nitaya counter with a right hand.
Rage lands with a straight right. Nitaya didn't see that one coming.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Nitaya counters with a head kick.
Rage lands with a right hand.
Nitaya throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya misses with a leg kick
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nitaya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body.
Nitaya is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Nitaya.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nitaya.
A shot to the body from Nitaya misses
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Rage scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nitaya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Rage misses with a double jab.
Nitaya misses with a body shot.
Rage scores with a hook.
Rage cracks Nitaya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nitaya.
Rage checks the leg kick.
Nitaya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Nitaya throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nitaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab from Rage.
Nitaya slips a straight right by Rage.
Nitaya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nitaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nitaya misses with a head kick.
Nitaya throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Nitaya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Nitaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nitaya is looking to land body kicks.
Nitaya wants to slow Rage down by chopping away at his legs.
Nitaya misses with a low kick.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Nitaya is out of range.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Nitaya moves away and avoids it.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Nitaya ducks down to avoid it.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kob Nitaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezekel Rage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands with a shot to the body.
Nitaya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rage throws a series of punches but Nitaya moves out of range.
Nitaya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nitaya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nitaya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Rage connects with a jab.
Nitaya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya throws a low kick, looking for Rage's leg but Rage calmly moves out of range.
Nitaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nitaya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Rage.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitaya was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nitaya.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nitaya scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nitaya moves away.
A left and a right from Rage both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nitaya.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Nitaya misses
and Rage counters with a straight right hand.
Nitaya misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a wild body kick that Rage sees coming a mile off.
Nitaya misses with a hook.
Rage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rage tests Nitaya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nitaya.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nitaya throws a head kick that half lands.
Nitaya is looking to land body kicks.
Rage with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kob Nitaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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