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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dream comes to the cage accompanied by One Night In Space . Cage has chosen Johnny Cage Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tangerine Dream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage wants to clinch.
Dream connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Dream throws out a powerful jab.
Cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dream is out of range and Cage settles back down.
Cage throws a low kick but Dream avoids it.
Dream throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dream dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Dream checks a low kick from Cage.
Cage digs a good hook to Dream's body.
Dream connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dream waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Dream is just out of range.
Cage misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dream chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Dream tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dream dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Dream throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily.
Cage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage throws a leg kick but Dream sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Dream.
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!
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cage.
Cage gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dream blocks a body shot from Cage.
Dream can't break the clinch.
Dream managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Dream tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cage's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dream fails to land.
Dream blocks an elbow strike.
Dream taking a breather.
Dream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Dream's head.
Dream connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dream lands the left hand.
Cage throws the left hand but Dream avoids the punch easily.
Dream throws a lazy right hand but Cage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cage closes the distance and pushes Dream back into the cage.
Dream avoiding damage as Cage throws knees to the body.
Dream tries to circle away but Cage has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Dream misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Dream finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dream. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dream.
Cage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Dream off balance momentarily.
Cage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dream checks a low kick from Cage.
Dream connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dreams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cage throws a leg kick
and Dream counters with a good low kick that Cage was not able to check.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
Dream is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
Cage throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to clinch.
Dream looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cage clinches.
Dream blocks a body shot from Cage.
Still in the clinch, Dream scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage prevents Dream from breaking the clinch.
Dream misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dream can't break the clinch.
Dream tries to break the clinch but Cage is controlling the position.
Dream struggles to land a body shot inside as Cage controls his hands.
Dream is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream misses with a punch on the inside.
Dream letting Cage take a breather here.
Dream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tangerine Dream will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dream listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dream misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage throws a body punch but Dream moves out of range.
Cage throws a right hand that misses
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dream throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dream checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dream misses with a looping left.
Cage throws the kick towards the body but Dream avoids it.
Dream fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Cage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cage slips under a jab from Dream.
Dream will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a front kick aimed at Dream's knee but Dream avoids it well.
Dream avoids the body shot from Cage.
Dream moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cage walks into a stiff left hand from Dream.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dream manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Dream.
Cage is looking to clinch but Dream is avoiding it.
Dream cracks Cage with a good jab.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Dream buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dream tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage is looking to clinch but Dream is avoiding it.
Cage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dream rather than just go for the knockout.
Dream looks to throw the jab but Cage is out of range.
Cage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dream looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dream lands with a kick to the temple. Cage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Dream blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage digs a right hand underneath Dream's ribcage. Dream let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dream tries a body shot but Cage blocks it.
Cage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dream's efforts to push away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dream misses with a body punch.
Dream is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Dream misses with some punches.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Dream blocks it.
Cage has Dream pressed against the cage, preventing Dream from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage lands a good knee to the midsection. Dream won't want to take too many of those.
Cage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dream's face.
It looks like Tangerine Dream has been cut.
Cage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dream can't find room to land a body shot as Cage controls the action.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dream's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dream can't break the clinch.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Cage blocking some punches.
Dream's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dream doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Dream - that landed with a thud.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Dream misses with the head strike.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
Dream's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Cage avoids the head kick by Dream.
Tangerine Dream is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dream doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream throws a good cross that connects.
Dream ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cage moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cage blocks the leg kick.
Dream goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage misses with a leg kick.
Cage blocks a head kick by Dream.
Cage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cage feints and then cracks Dream's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dream down.
Dream swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage looks to land a right hand but Dream moved out of range.
Cage throws a solid leg kick but Dream takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dream.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dream misses with a body kick.
Dream lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cage swings for the body but Dream moves out of range.
Dream throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
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 Tangerine Dream will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tangerine Dream's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cage tries to work over Dream's front leg with a kick but Dream checks it.
Crunch! Cage slams his shin into Dream's torso.
Dream avoids a kick to the body.
Cage moves out of range as Dream strikes.
Cage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Cage as he connects with a hook.
Dream takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Dream off balance momentarily.
Cage is looking to clinch but Dream is avoiding it.
Dream connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dream throws a poor cross that misses
and Cage counters with a good low kick that Dream was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dream keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage throws a hook but Dream avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Dream.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Dream will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cage throws a wild body kick that Dream sees coming a mile off.
Dream connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
Dream misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage delivers a nice body kick.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dream is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage scores with a body shot.
Dream slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Dream is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cage just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dream's brow.
Cage lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dream fails to land.
Cage lands a knee to the body.
Johnny Cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is leaning against Dream and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Cage.
Cage scores a nice knee to the body.
Cage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cage lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Cage.
Dream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage lands a nice elbow.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Dream blocks with his arms.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Cage on the inside.
Cage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dream misses with a punch on the inside.
Cage lands a nice uppercut.
Johnny Cage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cage throws an elbow that misses.
Cage tries to work over Dream's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dream has a couple of punches blocked by Cage.
A short right from Cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dream.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dream misses with a punch to the body.
Dream misses with a body punch.
Dream lands a left hand.
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!
Cage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dream swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Dream working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cage lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dream backwards.
Dream fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dream's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cage landing knees to the body.
Dream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dream tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cage lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Cage throws an elbow but misses.
Dream is trying to break the clinch but Cage is controlling him.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dream has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tangerine Dream!
A relieved looking Tangerine Dream thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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