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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage's entrance music is Sky is the Limit. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kramer's choice of entrance music: O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ezekel Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer misses with a double jab.
Kramer closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
Rage lands a body punch.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Still in the clinch, Rage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer 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 lands a left hand.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kramer trying to land knees to the body.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Kramer.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
Kramer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rage can't fight it off and eventually Kramer manages to take the fight to the floor. Rage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kramer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage tries to escape but Kramer is in control.
Kramer in side control, throwing shots but Rage defends.
Kramer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kramer is controlling him well.
Kramer controlling the position from side mount.
Kramer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kramer in side control, throwing shots but Rage defends.
Kramer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rage is trying to escape the position but Kramer is controlling the position.
Rage wants to get back to his feet but Kramer drags him back down.
Rage wants to control but Kramer postures up.
Kramer trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Kramer wants to control for a moment but Rage uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kramer lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is looking to control Kramer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rage avoid being mounted?
Kramer wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kramer stops Rage from getting back to his feet.
Kramer wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kramer.
Kramer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kramer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but Rage defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kramer slips under a jab from Rage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kramer manages to avoid it.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer staying out of range there.
Kramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer drives through and clinches with Rage against the cage.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Kramer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rage back to the cage. Kramer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Kramer forces Rage back against the cage and clinches.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Kramer prevents a body shot from Rage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rage.
Rage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage cracks Kramer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kramer manages to avoid it.
A jab from Rage misses.
Kramer slips under a jab from Rage.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to clinch.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves away
enabling Rage to counter with a crisp jab.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Kramer.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Rage moves out of range.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Kramer tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance.
Rage cracks a nice hook into Kramer's ribs.
Kramer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kramer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rage counters with a nice body shot.
Kramer slips under a jab from Rage.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Kramer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Kramer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Kramer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rage blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kramer goes for a takedown attempt but Rage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Kramer moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage scores with a decent looking hook.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kramer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Kramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Kramer is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kramer misses with a leg kick.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ezekel Rage will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kramer wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side
and Rage counters with a leg kick.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Kramer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kramer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Kramer slips the punch.
Kramer wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage misses with a hook.
Rage misses with a straight left.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Rage misses with a left hand
and Kramer counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws a body punch but Kramer moves out of range.
Rage with a hook.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Kramer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rage backs up against the cage.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer wants to clinch
and Rage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kramer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kramer thinking.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage looks to land a combination but Kramer avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Rage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kramer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Rage keeps it at a distance.
Kramer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kramer has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Kramer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer 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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kramer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kramer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rage is defending well.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Kramer.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kramer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kramer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Kramer slips under a jab from Rage.
Kramer cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kramer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Rage.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kosmo Kramer.
I think Kramer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles 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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