CAGE-FIGHTING HAS LONG existed on the fringes of sporting respectabilty, struggling to win credibility from a sporting public often unresponsive to its unique brand of organised brutality.
But today, the sport’s mainstream rehabilitition took a serious turn for the worse after video from a British cage fighting event, showing eight-year-old children participating in a multi-round bout, surfaced online.
The first fight on the card of a recent “Reps Retribution” event, the fight between Luca Deeley and Kieran Mackinson took place in front of an audience of hundreds and featured, in addition to bombastic live commentary, its very own scantily-clad ring girl.
Responding to the more grotesque aspects of its staging, including the fact that the children don’t appear to be wearing protective clothing, the British Medical Association has branded the footage “disturbing”.
In response, the event’s organiser has claimed the children were experienced fighters and that their parents were in attendance.
No Schweinstieger, Ozi, Khedeira or Reus is almost their entire first choice midfield and they’ve yet to settle on a forward replacement for Klose and are still adjusting to life without their former captain Lahm. As good a chance as we’ll ever get to catch them out.
Yes but we have McCarthy and Coleman out, our only two daycent players in truth..
They still have likes of Goetze, Muller, Kroos, Schurle, Hummels, Boateng and gk Neurer to call upon..
*gulps*
That said feck it- 0-0 draw the shit outa it over in Germany ha
Missing for 10-12 weeks? He has been pretty much missing since he arrived in North London!!
As an Arsenal fan I got to say this might be a blessing in disguise. His form just hasn’t been good enough this season. With the World Cup he hasn’t had a proper rest. Hopefully he’ll be back in January rested and ready to go.
Can’t say I agree. When is it a good thing that your record signing is injured for 3 months. His form is always up and down. Great against Aston Villa, shocking the following week. He is not fit for the premier league full stop. That was evident last season when he completely faded away after such a promising start. Don’t think he will ever live up to his price tag. This isn’t an attack on arsenal, I just don’t rate simply based on his inconsistency.
Yeah I think you’re right, just not suited to the PL. His first touches were so bad against Chelsea on Sunday. He still has moments of magic but not nearly enough. I really hope after the long lay off he’ll find form.
He just looks like he’s dying for a smoke as he lazily saunters around the pitch mid second half
Phew, that will give us a chance – assuming the rest of the 1st, actually 2nd squad and 3rd squad get injured as well!
In truth, this is probably a bigger setback for Ireland than it is for Germany.
so this means Germany will only win 3 or 4 nil instead
His eyes are off side….
Can see both corner flags at the same time whilst inside the 6 yard box