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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lucchese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Lucchese!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucchese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rage.
It looks like Tommy Lucchese has been cut.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Lucchese moved out of range nicely.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucchese. Lucchese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucchese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Rage misses.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage takes a swing at Lucchese's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucchese staying out of range there.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Lucchese saw that one coming.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucchese moves away.
Lucchese defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Rage looks to land a left hand but Lucchese moved out of range nicely.
Rage misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage jabs Lucchese right on the nose. Lucchese blinks but takes it well.
Rage misses with a straight left.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucchese sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a hook but Lucchese blocks it.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Lucchese defending well as Rage loads up on a big left hand.
Rage swinging wildly here.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Lucchese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucchese steps to the side 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 Tommy Lucchese's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rage misses the jab.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Rage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucchese.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
Rage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucchese was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucchese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
Ezekel Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Lucchese moved out of range.
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage throws a jab when Lucchese was well out of range.
Rage misses with an uppercut.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage swings for the body but Lucchese moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rage misses.
Rage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucchese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rage throws the left hand but Lucchese avoids the punch easily.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
Rage misses the shot to the body.
Lucchese slips under a jab from Rage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucchese.
Rage throws a body punch but Lucchese moves out of range.
Lucchese ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage throws a big shot that misses.
Rage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucchese manages to avoid it.
Rage is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rage misses the target.
Lucchese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese blocks a jab.
Rage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Lucchese saw that one coming.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Lucchese ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage throws a shot from downtown. Lucchese moves away and avoids it.
Rage misses with a straight right.
A big right from Rage misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage throws a hook but Lucchese blocks it.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucchese is just out of range.
Rage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lucchese's head.
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 Tommy Lucchese's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lucchese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rage.
Rage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lucchese might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rage has got the better of the exchanges.
Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucchese slips under a jab from Rage.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucchese moves away.
A slow jab from Rage misses its intended target.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Lucchese moved out of range.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage takes a swing at Lucchese's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucchese drops his hands momentarily and Rage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage with a nice cross.
Rage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucchese slips under a jab.
Rage misses with a looping left.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucchese can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Lucchese.
Lucchese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Rage just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage looks to throw the jab but Lucchese is out of range.
Tommy Lucchese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ezekel Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucchese.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage cracks Lucchese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucchese avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Lucchese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rage to score with a decent uppercut.
Rage jabs at Lucchese's body.
Lucchese ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucchese moves away from the strike by Rage.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Lucchese.
Rage throws a looping overhand right but Lucchese ducks down to avoid it.
Lucchese takes one to the chin there.
Lucchese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucchese takes one to the chin there.
Rage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lucchese on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucchese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage cracks Lucchese with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rage throws a lazy right hand but Lucchese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucchese has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rage lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Rage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekel Rage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage!
A victorious Ezekel Rage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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