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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Cage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred The Lion's chin.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cage tries to land a front kick but The Lion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Lion working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cage.
The Lion looks winded!
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Lion avoids it.
Cage tries a knee to the head but The Lion blocks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Lion has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The Lion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Lion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Lion avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Lion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage misses with a knee to the head.
The Lion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into The Lion's ribcage.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Lion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Lion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Cage.
A body shot lands from Cage.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
Cage drops The Lion with a big knee straight up the middle! The Lion is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Fred The Lion has been cut.
Cage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Lion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage clinches.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
The Lion is rocked!
Cage misses with a knee strike.
Cage unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Lion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cage pushes The Lion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cage is leaning against The Lion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looking to throw knees to the head but The Lion is blocking nicely.
Cage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Lion blocks it with crossed arms.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Lion is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Lion seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cage.
Cage throws a big uppercut that drops The Lion! More strikes from Cage and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! The Lion lies dazed against the cage as Cage celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
After the fight, Luke Cage was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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