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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Caleb Devries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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196 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Self confident
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Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caleb Devries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devries misses with a hook.
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.
Nice shot lands for Devries.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Devries.
Devries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devries tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Devries takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Devries uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devries lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage stuns Devries with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage misses with a body shot
and Devries counters with a two punch combo.
Rage misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Devries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Devries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage lands with a good body shot.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Devries is just out of range.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Devries on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Devries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rage misses with a shot to the body
enabling Devries to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Devries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Devries staying out of range there.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Jab by Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a straight left.
Rage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Rage.
Devries connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Devries wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Devries on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Devries misses.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab lands there for Rage.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Devries takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Devries takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
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.
Rage scores with a punch to the head.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devries was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Devries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Devries takes one to the side of the head.
Devries misses with a looping right.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Devries gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Devries is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Devries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
Rage jabs at Devries's body.
Rage throws a hook to the side of Devries's head but Devries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Devries bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Devries's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devries slips a straight right by Rage.
Devries wants to clinch.
Devries checks a leg kick.
Devries loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch.
Rage misses with a hook. Devries ducked under it nicely.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Devries.
Rage punishes Devries's body with a nice straight punch.
Rage throws a low kick but Devries moves out of range easily.
Rage lands with a right hand.
Devries throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devries walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rage.
Devries looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Rage lands a nice hook to Devries's body. Devries takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rage punishes Devries's body with a nice straight punch.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Devries.
Rage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Devries is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Rage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Devries moves away and avoids it.
Devries seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Devries lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Devries throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devries tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devries.
Rage lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rage scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rage!
Devries is rocked!
Devries is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rage engages and cracks Devries with a massive lead left hook - Devries tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rage is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekel Rage!
In his post fight interview, Ezekel Rage started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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