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Cage fighting, 2007

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Cage fighting, 2007

Protected by tough wire mesh, spectators watch a cage-fighting bout in Wellington in 2007. In this form of mixed martial arts, a wide range of holds, blows and throws are permitted. 

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Bronwyn Dalley, Martial arts – Martial arts from the 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39047/cage-fighting-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bronwyn Dalley, published 3 December 2012, updated 27 January 2015.