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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucjan Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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205 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Cage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucjan Grabowski! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grabowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cage.
Grabowski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Grabowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cage is out of range and Grabowski settles back down. Grabowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Grabowski throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily. Cage is looking for a counter combo. Grabowski looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well. Grabowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Cage. It looked like Cage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grabowski. Cage with a jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Cage jabs Grabowski to the body, keeping him at a distance. Cage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grabowski under the eye.
Grabowski is rocked!
It looks like Lucjan Grabowski has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Grabowski throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Grabowski only half commits. Cage lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Cage blocks a head kick by Grabowski.
Grabowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Grabowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him? Cage circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Grabowski tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cage wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xander Cage! After winning the bout, Xander Cage thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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