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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Woodroffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodroffe has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matt Woodroffe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Woodroffe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodroffe moves out of range of the strikes.
Page really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woodroffe rushes Page and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woodroffe landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Woodroffe.
Page is trying to break free.
Woodroffe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Woodroffe has the dominant position.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodroffe shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woodroffe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Woodroffe ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Woodroffe closes the distance and clinches.
Woodroffe is working for takedown but Page is calmly controlling the position for now.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Woodroffe won't allow it.
Woodroffe has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woodroffe presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Page is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Woodroffe - that landed with a thud.
Woodroffe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woodroffe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woodroffe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodroffe scores a nice knee to the body.
Woodroffe lands a body punch.
Woodroffe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Woodroffe has him pressed against the cage.
Woodroffe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodroffe has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
Woodroffe successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woodroffe is keeping the position for now.
Woodroffe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodroffe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Woodroffe lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to get back to his feet but Woodroffe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Woodroffe advances position into side control!
Woodroffe is putting a hurting on Page here, landing some big shots from side control.
Page is looking to get back to his feet here but Woodroffe is keeping cool and he's managed to take Page's back.
Woodroffe has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Page! Can he survive? No! He's out! Woodroffe gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Woodroffe!
Matt Woodroffe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Michael Page spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss sucks. I have some more work to do and I'll be back again.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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