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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Oglek Tomar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekel Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezekel Rage acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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187 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezekel Rage! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Nice straight punches there by Rage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rage. Tomar clobbers Rage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Tomar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rage eats them both and turns towards Tomar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut. Rage tries to clinch there but Tomar circles away.
Rage throws a leg kick but Tomar checks it. Tomar checks a leg kick. Tomar half committed to a counter leg kick. Tomar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Tomar checks a leg kick nicely. Rage throws a leg kick and Tomar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily. Nice body punch from Rage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rage throws the left hand but Tomar avoids the punch easily. Tomar checks a low kick from Rage. Tomar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand. Tomar misses with a right hand and Rage counters with a good low kick that Tomar was not able to check. Tomar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rage connects with a leg kick. Tomar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rage avoids the body shot from Tomar.
Rage only half commits to the counter leg kick. Rage looks to clinch and Tomar counters with a slapping leg kick. Rage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tomar sizes up Rage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tomar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rage, pushing him back against the ropes. Tomar throws a head punch that misses. Rage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomar backwards. Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tomar misses with the head strike.
Rage lands a nice shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomar. Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! This has been an exciting period of action! Rage misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Tomar.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomar uses good head movement to avoid it. Tomar can't find room to land a body shot as Rage controls the action.
Rage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Rage lands a hook to the side of the head. Tomar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Tomar.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomar. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Rage pushes Tomar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Rage. Tomar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. 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 Ezekel Rage's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Tomar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tomar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomar. Good standup being displayed there by Rage as he connects with a hook. Rage misses with a low kick as Tomar jumps back. Ezekel Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rage misses with a body shot.
Tomar throws a nice inside leg kick. Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage. Tomar with a jab. Tomar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Tomar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Rage has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tomar. Tomar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tomar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage cracks Tomar with a nice body shot. Tomar blocks an uppercut.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch. Ezekel Rage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A left hand lands to the body for Rage.
Rage working aggressively here.
Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land. Tomar lands a right hand. Tomar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rage's elbow. Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomar's elbow. Tomar blocks an uppercut.
Tomar misses with a punch to the body.
Tomar tries a body shot but Rage blocks it.
Tomar presses Rage against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage misses with a hook from the clinch. Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tomar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomar swings wildly with an uppercut but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it. Rage has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rage scores with an uppercut up the middle. Tomar blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage 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!
Tomar throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily. Tomar moves forwards but Rage connects with a nice, crisp jab. Rage throws a head kick that misses. Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Rage misses with a low kick.
Tomar swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Rage tries to counter with a clinch but Tomar shakes him off and moves away. Rage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tomar, pushing him back against the ropes. Rage throws a head punch that misses. Rage lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomar. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tomar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rage backwards. Tomar lands a shoulder strike. Rage cracks Tomar with a nice body shot. Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rage misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rage misses with some punches.
Tomar breaks from the clinch.
Rage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tomar's sensitive parts. Rage scores with a nice body kick.
Rage slips a jab from Tomar. Tomar moves out of range of the strikes. Rage misses with a hook. Tomar ducked under it nicely. Ezekel Rage seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rage moves forwards but Tomar connects with a nice, crisp jab. Tomar thuds his shin into the meat of Rage's side. Rage looks to throw the jab but Tomar is out of range. Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomar is just out of range. Tomar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rage. Tomar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big left from Tomar misses. Rage throws a leg kick that misses. Rage lands a glancing blow to the side of Tomar's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tomar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomar.
Tomar is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Tomar. Rage blocks a leg kick. Rage is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Rage throws a front kick aimed at Tomar's knee but Tomar avoids it well. That kick from Rage tenderised Tomar's leg. Tomar is trying to keep his angry face on. Tomar slips under a jab. Tomar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Rage wants to land a leg kick but Tomar is out of range. Good shot there by Tomar. Tomar misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekel Rage really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Tomar fails in his attempt to clinch. Tomar looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range. A good leg kick by Rage. Tomar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it. Tomar throws a right and a left that both miss. Tomar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomar's calf. A looping hook to the body misses from Tomar. Rage does a little dance to reset his feet. A shot to the liver by Tomar. Beautiful body shot. Rage loads up on a big right hand but Tomar slips the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rage with a hook. Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tomar throws a body shot but no joy. Rage tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tomar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Rage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomar's calf. Tomar throws a low kick but Rage moves out of range easily. Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomar sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tomar. Rage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Tomar throws a nice inside leg kick. Tomar throws a shot from downtown. Rage moves away and avoids it. Rage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tomar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tomar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tomar misses with a leg kick. Tomar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage! A solid leg kick lands there for Rage.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Tomar saw that one coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A chopping leg kick lands by Rage. Tomar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Rage scores with a jab to the jaw. Rage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tomar with a nice cross. Tomar loads up on a big right hand but Rage slips the punch. Rage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomar just misses with a punch to the body.
Rage wants to counter the offense by Tomar and move into the clinch position. Rage avoids a low kick by using good footwork. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ezekel Rage will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Ezekel Rage's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomar looks to land a left hand but Rage moved out of range nicely. Rage misses with a leg kick. Tomar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A swing and a miss from Rage. Tomar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rage just manages to avoid it. A lazy left from Tomar finds it's target. Rage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tomar checks the leg kick. Tomar lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomar blocks a jab. It looked like Tomar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rage. Rage misses with an uppercut. Tomar saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rage works the jab nicely. Tomar sizes up Rage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tomar connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Rage. Rage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Rage misses with a body punch
and Tomar counters with a straight right hand. Rage scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Rage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Tomar lands with a nice body punch. Tomar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Tomar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oglek Tomar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tomar checks a leg kick nicely. Tomar is looking to counter the offense by Rage and move into the clinch. Rage takes a swing at Tomar's ribcage but misses. Tomar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rage sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tomar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Rage sizes up Tomar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomar tries to clinch up. Rage scores with a jab. Tomar acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A chopping leg kick lands by Tomar. Rage throws a body punch but Tomar moves out of range. Tomar misses with a low kick.
Tomar sets himself, and Rage steps forward looking for the clinch! Tomar avoids it this time. Tomar scores with a decent looking hook. Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Rage lands the left hand. Rage throws out a leg kick but Tomar moves out of range and Rage only half commits. An attempted straight right counter from Tomar misses the target. Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomar moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rage throws an off balance right hand
and Tomar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tomar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ezekel Rage. Well Rage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50 Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekel Rage! Ezekel Rage decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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