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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanan Pacha (ranked 3660 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 462 p4p, 500 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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6 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanan Pacha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacha swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rage's corner calls for a 1-2. Rage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pacha misses with a looping right.
Rage tests Pacha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage misses with a combination
and Pacha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pacha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Pacha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rage walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacha lands a head kick. Rage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hanan Pacha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacha 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 lands a nice hook to Pacha's body. Pacha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rage misses with a shot to the body
and Pacha counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Pacha to acknowledge the strikes.
Pacha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Pacha misses.
Pacha just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacha looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Pacha ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage looks to land a left hand but Pacha moved out of range nicely.
Rage catches Pacha with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rage moves away.
Rage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage lands with a good body shot.
Rage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rage lands a nice hook to Pacha's body. Pacha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
Pacha pushes Rage up against the cage in a clinch.
Rage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pacha after a bit of a struggle.
Hanan Pacha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekel Rage.
Rage is looking for a takedown.
Pacha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Pacha misses.
Pacha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Pacha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacha clinches up against the cage.
Rage is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pacha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pacha prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to take the fight to the mat but Pacha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rage wants the takedown. Pacha is fighting it off but Rage persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pacha's guard against the cage.
Pacha scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacha throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Pacha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rage, as that shot connected.
Pacha throws a left that rocks Rage and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pacha dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rage regain composure!
Rage is rocked!
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to control Pacha's posture but Pacha avoids it.
Rage trying his best to control but Pacha has mounted him.
Rage tries to reverse the position but Pacha maintains control.
Pacha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pacha avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Rage has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rage gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rage.
Rage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hanan Pacha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacha throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rage looks for a takedown but Pacha sprawls well.
Pacha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pacha drops Rage with a nice combination! Pacha dives into Rage's guard, looking to finish!
Rage is still in real trouble! Can Pacha finish him?
Rage looking for a guillotine here but Pacha defends easily.
Rage seems to have recovered his senses.
Rage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rage has an active guard here but Pacha has managed to pass into half guard.
Rage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is trying to keep Pacha in close.
Rage has his feet on Pacha's thighs here. He's pushed Pacha off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pacha screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezekel Rage!
A very excited looking Ezekel Rage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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