I know that full well, and if I were a meta-gamer I would have done that. But his previous bout with Fury left him exceptionally cautious of even touching Fury for a scarce second. He doesn't know the limits of Fury's drain ability, he doesn't know the range and whether it toggles on and off. If he had that knowledge, then he would have been much more aggressive. This was, however, not the case.

I always take into account every feature of the character I'm playing, and Kanitah's personality is his biggest weakness. Over analyzing and over thinking tend to get him in trouble. Like right now, if he had've just tried to crush Fury with repeated punches? He would have won.

But in his mind, touching Fury is a death sentence, all of his offensive attempts this fight were to put out the most damage for the least amount of contact. You'll notice from the ramming and attempts at blinding him with dirt.