He steps in the cage with a beautiful glow;

The spotlights shine bright; hardened muscles glisten.

Awaiting in his corner to start the show,

Things get real when the opponent’s missin’.

In the barrage of high paced combinations;

Safety relied on his clever gyrations.

A right hook landed, his rage began to flood;

The game became survival, seeing his blood.

Prompted from MMA Storytime’s Rispetto Poetry Prompt Challenge at: https://mmastorytime.com/2020/11/20/mma-storytimes-rispetto-poetry-prompt-challenge-28/.

Prompted from Three Things Challenge at: https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/three-things-challenge-424/.

Prompted from MMA Storytime’s Word of the Day at: https://mmastorytime.com/2020/11/21/mma-storytimes-word-of-the-day-rage/.

Prompted from Ragtag Daily Prompt at: https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/11/21/rdp-saturday-steps/.