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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Cage Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparta's choice of entrance music: Just like you imagined - 300 theme. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 cm
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195 lbs
38 - 22 - 1 |
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190 cm
40
220 lbs
27 - 32 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
38 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Cage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diziz Sparta! The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cage lands a right hook to the body.
Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparta.
Sparta scores with a head kick. Cage tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Cage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage lands a two punch combo.
Sparta lands a jab to the head.
Sparta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Sparta off balance momentarily. Sparta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cage tries to bum rush Sparta with a series of wild strikes but Sparta uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cage looks for the body kick but Sparta saw that one coming. Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Sparta clinches up with Cage and pushes him back against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sparta blocks an elbow strike from Cage.
Cage trying to control the position but instead, Sparta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cage into the ropes. Cage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sparta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Cage lands an uppercut. Cage has Sparta pressed against the ropes, preventing Sparta from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Cage pushes Sparta back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Sparta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cage lands an elbow inside that Sparta shrugs off. Cage throws an elbow that misses.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Sparta blocks it.
Cage lands a left hand.
Sparta swings wildly with an uppercut but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it. Sparta is looking to control Cage's arms but Cage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sparta has his back to the ropes. Cage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sparta backwards. Sparta misses with an elbow over the top. Cage lands with a left to the head. Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. This has been an exciting period of action! Cage lands a damaging elbow. Sparta misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cage scores with a nice hook to the head. Cage works on Sparta's body with a couple of short punches. A right hook to the body lands for Cage.
Sparta looks winded! Cage lands an uppercut. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Cage lands with a light punch inside. Sparta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparta shoots for a double leg takedown but Cage sprawls well. He's pushed Sparta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sparta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sparta tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sparta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cage. A jab from Cage misses. Sparta takes one on the button. Sparta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sparta walks into a straight right hand from Cage. Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Sparta's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cage moves into range and connects with a jab. Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Sparta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparta throws a head kick but Cage moves out of range.
Cage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Cage swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sparta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Cage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sparta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cage. Cage obviously looking to wear him down.
Sparta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparta is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparta slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. 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! Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cage lands a jab to Sparta's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sparta tries to clinch up and Cage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sparta tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage staying out of range there. Cage throws a nice looking combination but Sparta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cage scores with a punch to the head. Cage connects with an inside leg kick. Sparta staying out of range there. Sparta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sparta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage is looking to slow Sparta down with leg kicks. A big left from Cage misses. Cage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sparta's head backwards. Cage misses with a two punch combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Sparta misses with a wild body shot. Sparta misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cage, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cage, as that shot connected.
Sparta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target. Cage lands with an overhand left. Cage is looking to slow Sparta down with leg kicks. Sparta moves away from the strike by Cage. A big left from Sparta misses. Sparta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage. Sparta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Sparta backwards. Cage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sparta avoids a wild elbow strike from Cage. Sparta blocks an elbow strike. Cage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparta's defenses. Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage lands a damaging elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Cage lands a left hand.
Sparta lands a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sparta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Cage missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cage. Sparta misses with some punches.
Sparta looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Sparta lands a hook to the side of the head. Cage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparta up against the ropes. Sparta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cage is keeping busy. Sparta throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage. Sparta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Sparta takes an elbow to the temple. Sparta misses with some punches.
Sparta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cage's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparta at a distance.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparta was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage. Cage throws a hook but Sparta avoids it easily. Sparta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cage. Cage circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sparta ducks under a wild hook from Cage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Cage throws a shot from downtown. Sparta moves away and avoids it. Sparta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cage misses with a hook. Sparta ducked under it nicely. A head kick from Cage lands but Sparta takes it in his stride. Sparta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cage lands a jab to the head.
Cage scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sparta misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming. Sparta avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A shot to the liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot. Sparta lands with a good body shot. A swing and a miss from Cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Cage lands with a straight right. Sparta didn't see that one coming. Cage keeps the fight on the outside. Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparta. Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sparta tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Sparta looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sparta misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely. Sparta misses with a leg kick. Cage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sparta momentarily.
Sparta scores with a body shot.
Sparta throws a right and a left that both miss. Cage connects with a leg kick. Sparta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Sparta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Cage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparta. Nice defenses there by Sparta. Cage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Cage thuds a left hand into Sparta's body. Sparta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Sparta's head. Sparta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage. Sparta just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sparta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Sparta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. 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! Sparta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Sparta throws a jab when Cage was well out of range. Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparta. Cage throws a chopping leg kick but Sparta manages to avoid taking any serious damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sparta loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch. Sparta misses with a hook. A solid leg kick lands there for Cage.
Cage throws a solid leg kick but Sparta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cage. A head kick misses from Sparta. Cage feints and then cracks Sparta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sparta down. Cage throws out a powerful jab. Sparta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sparta is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Sparta misses with a looping left. Cage lands a jab to the nose. Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sparta is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sparta is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sparta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage. Sparta is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him? Sparta tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
A shot to the liver by Sparta. Beautiful body shot. Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far. Cage cracks Sparta with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Sparta falls to his knees and Cage doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage! A very excited looking Johnny Cage made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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