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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Zigaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zigaman has chosen Cameo - Word Up! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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287 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nova Zigaman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Zigaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Cage misses
and Zigaman counters with a nice uppercut.
Zigaman misses with an uppercut
and Cage counters with a head kick that drops Zigaman to the mat! Zigaman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
Zigaman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Zigaman ducks down to avoid it.
Zigaman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cage throws a body punch but Zigaman moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zigaman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Zigaman avoids the head kick by Cage.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zigaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman works the jab nicely.
Zigaman misses with a straight right.
Zigaman moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Zigaman shoots and misses
and Cage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zigaman misses with a low kick.
Zigaman looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
Cage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zigaman.
Zigaman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zigaman trying to control from half guard but Cage is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cage defending well though.
Zigaman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Cage's coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Zigaman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zigaman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zigaman is thwarting Cage's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zigaman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zigaman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zigaman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zigaman drops an elbow to the side of Cage's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman thows a huge punch but Cage dodges it nicely.
Zigaman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cage working to try and regain half guard.
Zigaman looking to ground and pound but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zigaman throwing strikes here but Cage is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zigaman looking to control but Cage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zigaman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zigaman trying to control but Cage is having none of it.
Zigaman breaks from Cage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cage is now in Zigaman's guard. A big mistake from Zigaman there, giving up the dominant position!
Zigaman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cage is looking to stand up but Zigaman won't let him.
Cage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zigaman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cage has managed to get both his arms back between Zigaman's legs - danger averted.
Zigaman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zigaman wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zigaman is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zigaman misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zigaman misses with a hook.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Zigaman.
Zigaman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cage is looking to regain half guard here but Zigaman keeps moving and retains side control.
Cage can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zigaman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage prevents Zigaman from moving into mount.
Zigaman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zigaman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zigaman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zigaman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cage!
Cage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cage wants to hold on but Zigaman pushes him away.
Cage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zigaman controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Cage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman lands with some strikes.
Zigaman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zigaman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zigaman lands a couple of good shots and Cage has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
Cage wants to control his opponent's hands but Zigaman gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cage avoids the strikes from Zigaman.
Zigaman scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman controlling from the back.
Zigaman is landing with strikes. Cage can't take much more of this.
Zigaman throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Zigaman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cage trying to control the hands but Zigaman breaks the grip.
Zigaman tries to get the hooks in deep but Cage pushed the leg off.
Nova Zigaman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cage tries to escape but Zigaman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Zigaman punishes Cage with strikes from the back mount.
Zigaman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Cage. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cage is trapped and Zigaman is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Cage up.
Cage covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cage looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zigaman.
Zigaman lands a shot to the head.
Well, with Zigaman on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Cage is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cage grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
You can see the frustration on Cage's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zigaman throws strikes from the back but Cage rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Cage.
Zigaman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zigaman shoots in and drives through. Cage sprawls well.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zigaman throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Jab by Cage.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Zigaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Cage as Zigaman shoots in.
Cage connects with a body shot that sends Zigaman's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage slips a straight right by Zigaman.
Zigaman throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Cage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zigaman looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Zigaman.
Zigaman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zigaman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zigaman cracks Cage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zigaman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cage moves forwards but Zigaman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a poor cross that misses
and Zigaman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zigaman scores with a body shot.
Cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zigaman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zigaman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zigaman throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Zigaman misses.
Zigaman sizes up Cage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Zigaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zigaman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Zigaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zigaman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zigaman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cage stuffs the takedown attempt from Zigaman. Zigaman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage slips under a jab from Zigaman.
Zigaman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Zigaman.
Cage throws a quick counter head kick but Zigaman was just out of range.
Zigaman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zigaman dives in and grabs Cage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes down on Zigaman's head and hops out.
Zigaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zigaman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zigaman.
Cage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zigaman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cage as he jumps to the side.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Zigaman.
An attempted straight right counter from Cage misses the target.
A slow jab from Zigaman misses its intended target.
Zigaman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zigaman misses the jab.
Zigaman avoids the head kick by Cage.
Zigaman tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nova Zigaman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zigaman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cage has control of Zigaman's left arm, preventing Zigaman from doing any damage.
Zigaman throwing strikes but missing.
Cage pulls Zigaman in close to prevent any damage.
Cage is trying to control the position but Zigaman postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zigaman tries to free his leg and advance position but Cage is retaining full guard.
Zigaman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zigaman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigaman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zigaman throwing strikes but Cage manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Zigaman tries to buck Cage off but Cage is having none of it.
Cage working away.
Zigaman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cage presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cage get's back to his feet.
Cage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Nova Zigaman has been cut.
Cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zigaman counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman lands a nice looking body shot.
Cage needs to keep his hands up - Zigaman had a free shot at his head there.
Cage gets caught napping as Zigaman dives in and scores a takedown. Cage manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zigaman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zigaman pushes down on Cage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zigaman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zigaman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zigaman throwing shots but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage wants to improve his position but Zigaman is controlling well.
Zigaman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cage!
Zigaman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zigaman throwing strikes here but Cage is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zigaman with good strikes from the mount here!
Zigaman avoids the attempt from Cage to control.
Cage is squirming around, avoiding Zigaman's attempts to control the action.
Zigaman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cage manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman wants to control but Cage is keeping him busy.
Cage wants to control but Zigaman postures up.
Zigaman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zigaman working the head with strikes.
Zigaman tries to move to full mount but Cage actually manages to regain half guard.
Zigaman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zigaman thows a huge punch but Cage dodges it nicely.
Cage is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nova Zigaman dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zigaman looks for a takedown but Cage sprawls well.
Cage throws a jab when Zigaman was well out of range.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Zigaman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zigaman scores with a leg kick.
Zigaman looks to land a left hand but Cage moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cage throws a jab when Zigaman was well out of range.
Zigaman shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage throws a series of strikes that have Zigaman backpedaling.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Zigaman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Zigaman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Zigaman's head.
Cage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zigaman misses with a hook
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zigaman looks to land a right hand but Cage moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks for the body kick but Zigaman saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Zigaman.
Jab from Cage.
Cage throws a body shot but no joy.
Zigaman lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cage moves out of range as Zigaman strikes.
Zigaman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zigaman at a distance.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Zigaman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zigaman throws out a leg kick but Cage moves out of range and Zigaman only half commits.
It looked like Cage wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zigaman is looking to land body kicks.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zigaman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zigaman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cage lands with an overhand left.
Cage misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zigaman! But no joy.
Cage lands with a straight right. Zigaman didn't see that one coming.
Zigaman has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zigaman! Cage lets Zigaman back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zigaman is rocked!
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Zigaman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zigaman walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Zigaman limp body while Cage jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Cage!
Johnny Cage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Nova Zigaman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Listen Cage... you 90's throwback. You may have won the battle tonight but you haven't won the war. Tonight you were lucky... it will never happen again. The referee was all over you tonight... what did you do? Get on your hands and knees before the fight? 9/10 I will destroy you.'.
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