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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Xander Intro. Loe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade". Zander Cage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
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219 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zander Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loe at a distance.
Cage 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 sizes up Loe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zander Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loe wants to clinch.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loe blocks a jab.
Loe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loe. Loe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loe.
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 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Loe moves away from the strike by Cage.
Loe avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage throws a jab when Loe was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Loe's head but Loe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Loe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cage checks a leg kick.
Cage lands a really nice looking cross but Loe seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cage.
Cage blocks a head kick by Loe.
Zander Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loe on the side of the head.
Loe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loe 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 Cage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cage tries to bum rush Loe with a series of wild strikes but Loe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Loe counters with a low kick, right behind Cage 's knee.
Cage connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Loe's ribs.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage throws a body punch but Loe moves out of range.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Loe should have avoided that one.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage throws a right and a left that Loe avoids nicely.
Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Loe is out of range.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Loe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage lands a really nice looking cross but Loe seems unphased.
Loe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage thuds his right hand into Loe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loe's head.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage moves out of range of the leg kick from Loe.
Cage misses with a combination
and Loe counters with a body kick that stops Cage in his tracks momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Loe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage digs a good hook to Loe's body.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loe slips a jab from Cage.
A low kick from Loe misses
and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cage connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage with a jab.
Loe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loe 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zander Cage will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage tests Loe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loe fails with a takedown attempt.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Loe.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Loe counters with an inside leg kick.
Cage lands a jab to the head.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Loe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cage is defending well for now.
Loe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loe misses with a knee to the head.
Cage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Loe won't allow it.
Loe crunches a lovely knee into Cage's ribcage.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Loe has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage wants to break free but Loe has control.
Cage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loe's elbow.
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loe backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cage as the two fighters clinch.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage scores with a jab.
A head kick by Loe misses
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Loe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Loe is breathing heavily.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loe's head backwards.
Loe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage sizes up Loe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loe manages to avoid it.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage swings for the body but Loe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage checks a leg kick.
Loe blocks a jab.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cage.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cage throws a combination that misses
and Loe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage scores with a jab.
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 beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Loe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loe manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe throws a low kick but Cage avoids it.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Loe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
Loe moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loe misses with a leg kick
and Cage counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Cage cracks Loe with a good jab.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harald Loe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage digs a good hook to Loe's body.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage jabs at Loe's body.
Cage clobbers Loe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cage stuns Loe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zander Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Loe's head back.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Loe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Loe's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage tests Loe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Loe walks into a left hand.
Cage throws the left hand but Loe avoids the punch easily.
Cage with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cage.
Cage works Loe's body with a nice hook.
Loe misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cage is out of range.
Loe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loe on the side of the head.
Cage tests Loe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Loe ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage thuds his right hand into Loe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cage connects with a jab.
Loe throws a body kick the misses
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loe thinking.
Loe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cage throws a body punch but Loe moves out of range.
Cage misses with a straight right.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Loe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Loe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loe looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Cage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Cage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab from Cage.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loe. Loe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loe connects with a solid leg kick.
Cage lands a with a good body shot.
Loe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
Loe misses with a kick to the body.
Loe ducks right into an uppercut from Cage.
Loe drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage throws a good cross that connects.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loe's hands.
Loe throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it.
Cage lands with a right hand.
A big left from Cage misses.
Loe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Loe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Loe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loe on the side of the head.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Loe moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loe can do to turn this around?
Loe is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage with a hook.
Loe looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Loe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage misses with a hook. Loe ducked under it nicely.
Cage cracks Loe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cage takes a swing at Loe's ribcage but misses.
Cage throws a series of punches but Loe moves out of range.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Loe moved out of range nicely.
Loe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Cage blocks the low kick.
Loe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Loe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Cage.
Loe takes one to the side of the head.
Loe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cage throws a jab when Loe was well out of range.
Loe thumps Cage with a low kick.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Loe saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.
Loe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cage works Loe's body with a nice hook.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Loe's shoulder, as Loe tries to avoid the shot.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Loe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Loe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage lands the left hand.
Loe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage misses the body punch
and Loe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Loe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loe.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Loe won't allow it.
Loe has Cage pressed against the cage, preventing Cage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loe trying to land knees to the body.
Cage working aggressively here.
A short right from Loe on the inside.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Loe is controlling him.
Loe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage stalks Loe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loe's face. Loe staggers backwards, shaken.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cage clobbers Loe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Loe's head back.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage works Loe's body with a nice hook.
Cage connects with a right hand. Loe shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Cage.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cage. That did some damage!
Cage scores with a one two! Loe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Loe tries to clinch up.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Cage throws a one two combo.
Loe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loe misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Loe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loe misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage had his way with Harald Loe in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Loe tries to land a body kick
and Cage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage counters with a right hand to the body.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loe counters with a leg kick.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cage wants it to stay on the feet.
Cage stuns Loe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cage cracks Loe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loe counters with a low kick, right behind Cage 's knee.
Cage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loe walks into a jab.
Cage throws out a powerful jab.
Cage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Loe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cage throws a jab when Loe was well out of range.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loe's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Loe does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage slips a straight right by Loe.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Loe is looking to land body kicks.
Loe throws a body kick that misses.
Loe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Loe's head back.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loe in his tracks.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loe.
Cage with a jab.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loe doesn't seem bothered though.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Loe is just out of range.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cage.
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
Loe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage lands with a nice body punch.
Cage connects with the punch.
Cage lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cage, as that shot connected.
Harald Loe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cage lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loe throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage lands a nice hook to Loe's body. Loe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cage checks a low kick from Loe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:44
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:44
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Cage!
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