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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 ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sky is the Limit. Kramer has chosen O Jerry ....or is it Sherry....no matter its by Journey as his entrance music. Kosmo Kramer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ezekel Rage's chin.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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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 - 2, 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosmo Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kramer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Kramer tries for a takedown but Rage sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kramer misses.
Kramer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Kramer closes the distance and clinches.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.
Rage stops a takedown attempt from Kramer.
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.
Kramer misses with an elbow over the top.
Rage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kramer throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kramer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer lands an elbow inside.
Kramer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rage blocks an elbow strike.
Kramer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage lands a hook that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Kramer wants to take the fight to the mat but Rage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ezekel Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kosmo Kramer.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Rage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kramer.
Kramer lands an elbow that stopped Rage in his tracks for a moment.
Kramer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kramer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Kramer.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Kramer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer lands a nice elbow.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kramer pushes off an throws an elbow but Rage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rage avoids it.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
A short right from Rage on the inside.
Rage lands a left hand.
Kramer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kramer lands a damaging elbow.
Rage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Rage throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
Kramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage scores with a shot to the body.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer blocks a jab.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kramer moves away.
Rage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage scores with a jab to the body.
Kosmo Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer tries to clinch up
and Rage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rage scores with the left hand. Kramer knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Ezekel Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer scores with a three punch combo!
Kramer defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Kramer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Kramer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rage misses the jab.
Kramer wants to land a leg kick but Rage is out of range.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves away
and Rage counters with a straight right hand.
Kramer wants to clinch but Rage slips to the side
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage throws a hook but Kramer blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Rage misses.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage misses with a lunging right hand
and Kramer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kosmo Kramer 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.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Kramer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Kramer gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rage dodges the ground and pound from Kramer.
Rage is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Kramer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rage is not content to let Kramer control the position.
Rage stops Kramer from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is not content to let Kramer control the position.
Rage defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage wants to control but Kramer postures up.
An elbow from Kramer crashes against the mat.
Rage tries to escape but Kramer is in control.
Rage stops Kramer from passing to mount.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage can't do much from the bottom here.
Kramer wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rage's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Kramer wants to control but Rage is keeping him busy.
Kramer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kramer not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kosmo Kramer.
Rage throws a sloppy body shot
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Kramer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 takes a swing at Kramer's ribcage but misses.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Rage throws a series of punches but Kramer avoids them all with ease.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
A left lands for Rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kramer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Kramer tries to clinch
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Kramer defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Kramer moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage blocks the elbow strike.
Kramer misses with an elbow strike.
Rage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Kramer, against the cage.
Rage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kramer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage avoiding damage as Kramer throws knees to the body.
Kramer throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosmo Kramer 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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kramer.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer tries to clinch up
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Rage saw that one coming.
Kramer tries to clinch up
letting Rage counter with a right hand.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kramer.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kramer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Kramer closes the distance but Rage moves to the side
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kramer slips a straight right by Rage.
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.
Kramer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kramer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kramer showed some decent athleticism there.
Kramer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Rage manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage controlling Kramer's posture.
Rage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Kramer won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kramer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rage is on top in guard.
Rage stands and steps away. Kramer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kramer slips a jab from Rage.
Ezekel Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Kramer slips a straight right by Rage.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Kosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kramer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Rage is avoiding it.
Kramer tries to clinch up.
Kramer tries to clinch but Rage moves out of range.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rage.
Kramer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Kramer moved out of range nicely.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kramer.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Rage misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Kramer.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Rage circles away.
Kramer tries to move into range but Rage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosmo Kramer!
Kosmo Kramer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want to thank Jerry for letting me eat his food and Neuman for the extra help traing my cardio.Lets all go to my placeand party on. whites only tho...well, latinos ok I guess'.
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