Caged Love: MMA Contemporary Suspense (Book One) by Liberty Thunderbolt, Zac Robinson Read Free Book Online Page A

fans pulsated almost as one. They danced, chanted, and waved Korean flags in anticipation.
    Bretten started slipping into the euphoric pandemonium, but knew that in a very short time he would stand in the middle of it. And the pandemonium would plant itself right on his chest when his opponent was announced. The fans were already unleashing a rhythmic... Oh Pilsung Hyun Min Cho – Oh Pilsung Hyun Min Cho, Aye Oh Aye Oh Aye I ... “Number one driver” Kim informed Bretten that it meant Victory Hyun Min Cho .
    Rodrigo, hands taped because there were only a couple more fights before his, gathered Bretten back into the tunnel. Rodrigo glared and jammed his finger into his new friend’s chest. Bretten snapped out of his funk and looked at Rodrigo.
    “Are you a fighter Maris?”
    “I’m a fighter.”
    “Hell yeah you’re a fighter, and when you step into the ring not a damn thing matters except you and him. All the cheering and chanting fans in the entire freaking world won’t be able to save his ass.”
    Bretten pinched his shoulder blades together, flexed his chest, and pounded his gloved fists into each other. “I’m a fighter!”
    He believed he belonged in the ring with Hyun Min Cho and he was ready to hurt him.
    Five minutes later he stood nose to nose scowling at Cho. He thought of his brother, of how his killers were still out there. He wasn’t using that as fuel. It just came to him before fights. He wanted to beat the shit out of Hyun Min Cho.
    In a rush the fight was on. Cho pursued Maris, showing little respect. Bretten circled, the chanting crowd was deafening. He planted his feet and stuck Cho with a stiff jab followed by a smashing right. The Korean shot, Bretten sprawled, Cho landed a left, Bretten retaliated with a roundhouse. Cho popped Bretten with an overhand right. Bretten blasted Cho’s leg with a low kick. The furious exchanges continued with lightning speed until Cho shot in and finished a takedown when he pulled Bretten to the canvas.
    Cho was on top, but the Korean did not respect Bretten’s jiu jitsu skills. He didn’t try to pass guard over Bretten’s legs which clung to Cho’s hips. Instead, he stayed there and tried to bash Bretten’s already swollen face.
    Hyun Min got careless, and after catching Bretten on the shoulder, left his arm out. Bretten latched on with both hands and took a big left to the face as he shifted his hips and threw his left leg over Cho’s head. His feet closed around the Korean and Rodrigo yelled. “Straighten it out, squeeze!”
    Bretten did just that. Cho fought to pull out of the armbar, Bretten cranked harder trying to straighten the arm. Cho’s ligaments and tendons struggled to hold his elbow together. Snap!
    It was not the break of an arm, but the break of a hold. Sweaty arms and hands proved Bretten’s nemesis. With only one minute to go in the ten minute round, the Korean stepped back and shook out his arm while Bretten rolled to his feet, both fighters exhausted.
    Their strikes were slower, but they exchanged again and again until the bell sounded. The two high-fived each other on the way to their corners as the fans cheered.
    “Take deep breaths,” Rodrigo said. “Work for a takedown of your own. Gain control and deliver some ground and pound, but first work the jab and make sure you’re completely recovered.”
    Bretten nodded as Rodrigo poured water on his face. It dripped off his chin and then it was time for the second and final round of the two-round fight.
    Bretten followed Rodrigo’s advice and stuck the jab in Hyun Min’s face, once, twice, a third time, then ate a big right hand for his troubles. He picked up the pace a little and shot in for a single leg. The Korean escaped and just missed with a huge knee that might have ended the fight.
    The two met again and ended up in a clinch. Both threw knees, elbows and hands for thirty seconds, then for a minute straight they went all out toe to toe in the center of the ring. The pace