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Event:
DUEL#60 oCrazy vs Esposito
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
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.#CL#
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.#T1#
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.
#KD#
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! #CUT#
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.#CL#
Cage clinches.
Cage lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#
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.
#T2#
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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Event:
DUEL#55 Esposito vs Bartlet
Date: Mar 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from The Lion. Those never looked like landing. #TD#
Morais closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Lion's guard.
Morais might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morais working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morais seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morais lands a couple of elbows.
Morais sitting in guard here, content to control.
The Lion has momentary wrist control but Morais slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Morais slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morais cracks The Lion with a solid left hand.
Morais slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morais controlling from side mount.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but Morais drags him back down.#SUB#
Morais has an Americana. The Lion didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Morais is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Morais hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mutant Morais!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from The Lion. Those never looked like landing.
The Lion lands with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Santiago Guzman has been cut.
The Lion fails to land with a series of punches.
The Lion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from The Lion. Those never looked like landing.
The Lion lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by The Lion.
The Lion is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Lion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guzman if he has to take too many more of those.
The Lion throws a nice looking combination but Guzman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
The Lion connects with a looping right hand.
The Lion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Lion slips a jab from Guzman.#CL#
Guzman clinches with his opponent.
The Lion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Guzman breaks the clinch.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! The Lion has knocked Guzman down with a huge combo! The Lion steps away and waves a wobbly Guzman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Guzman is rocked!
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!
The Lion catches Guzman with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Guzman forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred The Lion!
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