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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
23
159 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke Cage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Henry ! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cage swinging wildly here.
Cage thows a body shot but no joy. Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Henry blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cage connects with an inside leg kick. Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage. Cage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry .
Good leg kick by Cage there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Luke Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cage throws a nice outside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry looks gassed!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Cage connects with a single shot there. Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage. Cage thumps Henry with a low kick. Henry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cage thumps Henry with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cage takes a swing at Henry 's ribcage but misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Cage. Cage lands a nice looking body kick. Cage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Cage throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range. Cage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cage clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Cage.
Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses. Cage lands an elbow inside. Cage landing knees to the body.
Cage lands a body punch in the clinch. Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Cage gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Henry 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Cage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses. Cage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Cage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The referee calls for Cage to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage. Cage lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those. Cage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Cage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cage lands a right hand. Nice elbow from Cage.
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Henry is rocked! Cage lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment. Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him? A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage. Good body shot from Cage.
Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry 's defenses. Clinched against the cage, Cage lands a big elbow that drops Henry ! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Henry is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Cage!
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G |
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B |
G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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