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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Teiden Ritari (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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196 lbs
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196 lbs
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Dangerous knees
KO power
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Good gas tank
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teiden Ritari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
Ritari moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritari. Ritari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rage avoids a kick to the body.
Ritari blocks a leg kick.
Ritari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rage scores with a nice right hand.
Ritari clinches.
Ritari throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Rage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ritari has him pressed against the ropes.
Ritari scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Ritari misses with a knee strike.
Ritari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Rage breaks from the clinch.
Rage has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ritari clinches up with Rage and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ritari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritari scores a nice knee to the body.
Rage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rage avoids a kick to the body.
Ritari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KO Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rage 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 Ritari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ritari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritari tries to land a leg kick but Rage saw it coming and moves away.
Ritari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rage can pounce on him.
Rage throws a front kick that sends Ritari stumbling back into the ropes.
Rage tests Ritari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ritari throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Rage misses.
Rage scores with a jab. Ritari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rage scores with a jab. Ritari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rage.
Ritari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a hook. Ritari ducked under it nicely.
Ritari tries to counter by clinching up but Rage breaks away and moves out of range.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritari is looking to land body kicks.
Ritari tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws the left hand but Ritari avoids the punch easily.
Ritari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rage.
Rage thuds a left hand into Ritari's body.
Rage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ritari.
Ritari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
Ritari tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Ritari moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritari moves away.
Ritari is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rage.
Ritari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
Good leg kick by Rage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ritari checks a low kick from Rage.
A head kick misses from Ritari.
Ritari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ritari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritari is looking to counter the offense by Rage and move into the clinch.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rage swings for the body but Ritari moves out of range.
Rage works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Rage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ritari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rage throws a leg kick but Ritari moved away.
Ritari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rage manages to circle out of the way.
Rage moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritari is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Ritari moves away and avoids it.
Ritari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ritari blocks a leg kick.
Ritari staying out of range there.
Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ritari misses with a body kick.
Rage misses with a low kick as Ritari jumps back.
Ritari is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Rage tenderised Ritari's leg. Ritari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to work over Ritari's front leg with a kick but Ritari checks it.
A big left from Rage misses.
Ritari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritari throws the kick towards the body but Rage avoids it.
Ritari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Rage misses.
Ritari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rage follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ritari wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rage lands with a hook. Ritari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ritari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ritari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rage will feel that in the morning.
Rage misses the jab.
Ritari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 cracks the inside of Ritari's front leg.
Ritari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ritari throws a low kick, looking for Rage's leg but Rage calmly moves out of range.
Ritari moves into the clinch successfully.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Ritari, against the ropes.
Ritari keeps control of Rage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ritari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritari backwards.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritari.
Rage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Teiden Ritari has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Rage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritari bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ritari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage scores with the left hand. Ritari knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Ritari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ritari rushes Rage and presses him up against the ropes.
Ritari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Ritari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ritari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
Ritari trying to land knees to the body.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ritari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ritari tries to land knees in the clinch but Rage avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rage breaks the clinch.
Ritari slips a jab from Rage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Rage.
Rage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ritari's head.
A cross from Rage lands.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Ritari saw that one coming.
Ritari slips a straight right by Rage.
Ritari slips under a jab from Rage.
Rage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ritari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Rage checks a low kick from Ritari.
Rage cracks a nice hook into Ritari's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ezekel Rage just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Rage.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ritari tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Ritari finds it's target.
Rage throws a hook but Ritari avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rage checks a leg kick.
Ezekel Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritari 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.
Rage lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage lands a leg kick that knocks Ritari off balance momentarily.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Rage tries to get set, Ritari tries to push him back and clinch up but Rage manages to avoid the attempt.
Rage scoring well with a low kick there.
Rage connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Rage misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritari checks a leg kick.
Ritari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritari.
Rage misses with a leg kick
and Ritari counters by moving into the clinch.
Ritari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Ritari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rage's efforts to push away.
Rage lands an uppercut.
Rage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rage moves out of range as Ritari throws a body kick.
Rage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ritari moves away from the strike by Rage.
Ritari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ritari misses with a body kick.
Rage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ritari.
Ritari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a low kick.
Ritari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritari is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Rage was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritari.
Rage misses with a head kick.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritari lands a right hook 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!
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ritari's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ritari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
Ritari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rage.
Rage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rage.
Rage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rage managing to block the knees to the body from Ritari.
Teiden Ritari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Ritari.
Ritari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rage is defending well for now.
Ritari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage swings for the body but Ritari moves out of range.
Ritari throws an overhand right that lands on Rage's shoulder, as Rage tries to avoid the shot.
Rage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ritari looks to land a body kick but Rage moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rage scores with a four punch combination!
Ritari throws a low kick but Rage moves out of range easily.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritari.
Rage tries to score with a low kick but Ritari moves his leg out of the way.
Ritari moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Ritari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Ritari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A swing and a miss from Ritari.
Ritari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Ritari saw that one coming.
As Rage tries to get set, Ritari tries to push him back and clinch up but Rage manages to avoid the attempt.
Rage tries to land a body kick
and Ritari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ritari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritari.
Rage throws out a counter right but Ritari avoids it with no problem.
Ritari tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rage throws a jab when Ritari was well out of range.
Ritari tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rage manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rage.
Rage misses with a low kick as Ritari jumps back.
A low kick from Rage is predictable there
and Ritari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritari takes one to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rage 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 Ritari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ritari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rage motions for Ritari to come forward. Rage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritari drives through and clinches with Rage against the ropes.
Ritari lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rage.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rage can't break the clinch.
Rage breaks the clinch.
Teiden Ritari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decent striking displayed by Rage there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
A very excited looking Ezekel Rage rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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RATING
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