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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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181 cm
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Cage! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cage moves out of range of the strikes. It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Fist misses with a straight left. A slow jab from Fist misses its intended target. Fist misses with a wild body shot. Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fist. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet. Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cage. Cage scores with a nice head shot. Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fist is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage. Cage throws a nice inside leg kick. Fist throws a right hand that misses
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Cage instigates a clinch. Fist has had enough of the clinch but Cage keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cage lands a nice knee to the body. Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Cage lands a body shot. Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Cage tries to clinch up. A punch combination from Cage misses. Fist seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Cage wants to clinch. Cage throws out a loose jab but Fist uses good head movement to avoid it. Fist jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cage looks like he wants to counter punch here. Fist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Fist lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fist misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Cage misses. Cage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action! Fist cracks Cage with a right hand to the side of the head. Cage throws a hook to the side of Fist's head but Fist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Fist misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a three punch combo that has Fist backing up. Fist nods at Cage to acknowledge the strikes. Cage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fist. Fist throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily. Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fist missing with a left hand there. Cage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Cage misses with a hook. Cage wants to clinch. As Cage looks to move away, Fist throws a big counter combo bu Cage just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fist tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fist. Cage connects with a looping right hand.
Fist looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range. Fist on the wrong end of a nice jab. Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Cage lands a leg kick that knocks Fist off balance momentarily. Fist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fist. Cage tries to clinch but Fist is having none of it. Fist takes a body punch but keeps moving. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fist throws the left hand but Cage avoids the punch easily. Fist misses with a series of wild punches.
Fist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cage. Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fist needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there. Oh Fist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fist seems to have got his legs back now. Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fist. A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target. Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fist moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fist tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cage ducks under a wild hook from Fist. It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cage throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily. It seemed like Cage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Fist throws a shot from downtown. Cage moves away and avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Cage dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fist. Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Oooooh!!! Fist has knocked Cage down with a huge combo! Fist steps away and waves a wobbly Cage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cage is rocked!
It looks like Xander Cage has been cut. Cage misses with a looping right. Cage is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him? Cage throws out a powerful jab. Cage cracks the inside of Fist's front leg. Fist has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Fist throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely. Cage let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. This has been an exciting period of action! Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fist misses with an uppercut. Cage saw that one coming. Cage clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Fist lands an uppercut, right on the button! Cage tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Second Fist! Second Fist bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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