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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knockout King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knockout King!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Cage with that takedown attempt.
King looks gassed!
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
King can't break the clinch.
Cage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cage pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cage pushing down on King's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cage controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is in a horrible position here. Cage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cage takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cage punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force King to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so King shrugs it off.
Cage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cage stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cage just leaning against King, taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has King pinned against the cage. King gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Cage or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from King.
Cage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cage fails to land the takedown.
Cage sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cage has managed to clinch.
Cage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Cage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knockout King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch but Cage keeps him there for the moment.
Cage manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cage pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cage working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cage pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Cage is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cage persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but King is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cage tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cage is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt King will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cage tries to score with some ground and pound. King controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cage has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
James Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cage has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Cage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Cage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cage has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Cage on that attempt.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Cage is trying to drag King to the mat but King just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
King can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Cage trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cage stands up from King's guard - Cage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Cage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cage dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Cage's head and hops out.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage dives in and grabs King's left leg, looking for a takedown. King pushes down on Cage's head and hops out.
Cage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cage.
King is trying to break the clinch but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Cage wants to take the fight to the mat but King manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cage has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King trying to remain calm as Cage controls from the top position.
Cage stands up and beckons King to his feet.
Cage closes the distance and clinches.
Cage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage manages to pull guard.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Cage pushes King off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Cage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Cage finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Nice sprawl there from King as Cage shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cage clinches with his opponent.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cage decides to pull guard.
Cage pulls King in close to his closed guard and prevents King from doing any damage or advancing position.
King wants to stand but Cage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cage's guard.
Cage is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Cage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King wants to stand but Cage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
King is fighting to break Cage's control of his arms but Cage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Cage has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
James Cage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cage 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
Cage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cage sitting in guard, not really doing much.
King wants to stand and escape but Cage is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
James Cage has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Cage!
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RATING
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