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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Page (ranked 25014 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 24475 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Page !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Souza circles away.
Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Page is trying to defend but Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Souza is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Souza blocks the strikes from Page .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Page manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Souza is one step ahead there.
Souza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Page struggling a bit here.
Souza decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souza moves into range and clinches up with Page .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Souza jumps guard but Page turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Stalling in the clinch from Souza.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza pulls guard successfully.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Souza is keeping the position for now.
Page trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Souza manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Souza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Page 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Souza scores with a takedown into Page 's guard.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
Souza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza controlling from the top position.
Souza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza stands up over Page , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Souza is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Souza is proving a slippery customer.
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Souza! But no joy.
Page goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page tries to clinch
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Page fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza 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.
Souza landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Page keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Page is trying to keep Souza in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Souza passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Page is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Souza sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Page wants to control but Souza is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Page forces Souza back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Page 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Souza bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Souza lands a decent elbow from side control.
Souza scores with punches from side control.
Souza controlling from side mount.
Page is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page taking punishment in the form of punches.
Souza working the head with strikes.
Page can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well.
Souza has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Page manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Page takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Page 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Souza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page being controlled for a moment.
Souza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Page is trying to control Souza's posture but Souza avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Page is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Page 's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michael Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Souza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronaldo Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Souza 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Souza!
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FIGHT
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