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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 21049 p4p, 762 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 21787 p4p, 789 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spencer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rage.
Rage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rage tries to clinch but Spencer moves away
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
A jab from Rage finds it's way through Spencer's defenses.
Rage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage slips a jab from Spencer.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spencer.
Rage catches Spencer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spencer tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Spencer scores with a nice head shot.
Rage slips a straight right by Spencer.
Rage avoids the head kick by Spencer.
Spencer misses with an uppercut.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a hook
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spencer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rage under the eye.
Spencer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spencer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rage throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Rage connects with a leg kick. Spencer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spencer scores with a jab to the body.
Rage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rage misses with a left hand
and Spencer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Spencer scores with a jab.
Rage is rocked!
Spencer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rage tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage scores with a shot to the side of Spencer's head.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a left hand.
Spencer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Rage misses with some punches.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Spencer blocking some punches.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
Spencer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spencer can turn it around.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spencer blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Rage has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage misses with some punches.
Spencer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Rage controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
Rage misses with some punches.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Spencer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spencer throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rage misses the target.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rage. Rage obviously looking to wear him down.
Spencer throws a right hand that Rage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rage also avoids with ease.
Spencer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rage.
Spencer tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rage misses with a few strikes there.
Spencer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Rage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rage scores with a sloppy right hand. Spencer should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
A big left from Rage misses.
Rage missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spencer is looking for the big counter here.
Spencer lands with a straight right. Rage didn't see that one coming.
Rage throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Rage to the mat! Spencer runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Rage is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Spencer misses
and Rage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rage.
Rage gets through Spencer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rage.
Rage lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but Rage is controlling him.
Spencer misses with the head strike.
A short right from Spencer.
Rage digs a right hand underneath Spencer's ribcage. Spencer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spencer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rage 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shawn Spencer!
Shawn Spencer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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