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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 331 p4p, 540 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 52 p4p, 83 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krampus.
Krampus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krampus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krampus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Krampus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page prevents Krampus from improving his position.
Page thows a huge punch but Krampus dodges it nicely.
Page wants to free his trapped foot but Krampus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krampus has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Page thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krampus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krampus's head.
Krampus is trying to control but can't.
Page with the ground and pound but Krampus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
My spies in JAG Battle Gym inform me that Page has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Page cracks Krampus with a solid left hand.
Krampus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
Page distracts Krampus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krampus's head.
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Page throws an elbow that misses. Krampus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Krampus!
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Page is in close to Krampus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krampus seems keen to control Page's posture.
Krampus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krampus is keeping the position for now.
Krampus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Page doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Page manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Page lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Page throws a strike but Krampus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krampus trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krampus postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krampus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krampus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Page defends it nicely.
Krampus throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Jab from Krampus.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krampus on the side of the head.
Krampus throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krampus dives in and grabs Page's left leg, looking for a takedown. Page pushes down on Krampus's head and hops out.
Page closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Page lands in his opponent's guard.
Page stopping the sweep attempt from Krampus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Franky Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krampus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page postures up.
Page working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Page is working Krampus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krampus working a defensive guard here.
Page works over Krampus with some ground and pound from guard.
Page postures up in Krampus's guard and throws a big left but Krampus blocks it.
Krampus looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.
Krampus wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krampus is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krampus has escaped and now he's on top!
Krampus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krampus is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus advances to half guard.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Page trying to control here.
Krampus trying to control the pace.
Page wants to control but Krampus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Page is looking for a sweep. Krampus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krampus is trying to control the action in half guard but Page is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krampus is working for a kimura but Page is defending it quite comfortably.
Page is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krampus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franky Page will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Krampus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krampus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krampus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Krampus has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Page there.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page lands strikes from half guard.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Page wants to take a breather but Krampus is having none of it.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krampus defending well though.
Dexter Krampus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Page tries to pass to full mount but Krampus defends it.
Page passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krampus!
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krampus is looking to escape.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krampus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Krampus's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus trying to control here.
Page seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krampus trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Krampus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Franky Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Krampus is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krampus avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page thows a huge punch but Krampus dodges it nicely.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Page wants to control but Krampus is keeping him busy.
Krampus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Page performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krampus throws a lazy body kick
and Page counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krampus won't be happy with that.
Page avoids the strikes from the bottom by Krampus.
Page controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Page winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Page!
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energy
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hype
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