Highland Games 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jeltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Mason has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mason
vs
Jeltz

195 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes musicals

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Jeltz!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason ducks right into an uppercut from Jeltz.

It looks like Alexander Mason has been cut.

Mason manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jeltz on his heels. He'll look to pass Jeltz's guard now, I'm sure.
Mason prevents Jeltz from getting back to his feet.
Jeltz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason stops Jeltz from standing up.
Mason sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jeltz's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Mason is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mason is thwarting Jeltz's attempts to control the position.
Jeltz wants to get back to his feet.
Jeltz is trying to control but can't.
Mason is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Mason there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeltz is in trouble now - Mason has advanced to mount!
Mason connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mason controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Mason.
Mason avoids the attempt from Jeltz to control.

Mason is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jeltz is surviving well by controlling Mason's body position as best he can.
Mason is landing with some decent strikes but Jeltz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mason lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mason is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mason extends the arm and Jeltz is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Mason!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lister Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lister Man will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jackson
vs
Man

183 cm
25
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lister Man!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson is pushing Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Jackson has picked Man up - he's going for a ride! Jackson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.
Man is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jackson punching from mount but Man doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Man is blocking nicely.
Man wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jackson struggling to land strikes to the head as Man covers up.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Man doesn't escape.

Jackson is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Man with him. Man is trying to defend but Jackson has an arm under the chin now! Man grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Jackson!

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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramulus Artemis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor MuayThai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Razor MuayThai was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Artemis
vs
MuayThai

198 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ramulus Artemis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razor MuayThai!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artemis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MuayThai throws an overhand right that lands on Artemis's shoulder, as Artemis tries to avoid the shot.
Artemis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Artemis throws a leg kick
and MuayThai counters with a left to the body.
Artemis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
MuayThai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Artemis wants to slow MuayThai down by chopping away at his legs.
Artemis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MuayThai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Ramulus Artemis has been cut.
MuayThai looks to score with a jab to the body but Artemis is just out of range.
MuayThai blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Artemis.
Artemis tried to score with a low kick but MuayThai checks it.
MuayThai tries a head kick but it misses.
MuayThai lands a nice looking body shot.
Artemis throws a head kick but MuayThai moves out of range.
MuayThai checks a leg kick.
MuayThai scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MuayThai scores with a nice head shot.

Artemis is rocked!
MuayThai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Artemis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artemis is breathing heavily.
Artemis drops his hands momentarily. MuayThai doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Artemis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Artemis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razor MuayThai!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rice Aroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ernest Faber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Faber
vs
Aroni

178 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernest Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rice Aroni!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faber moves away.
Aroni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aroni scores with a jab to the body.
Faber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Faber gets tackled into the cage by Aroni. Aroni maintains the clinch.
Faber has a couple of punches blocked by Aroni.
Faber tries to stall but Aroni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aroni throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Aroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aroni lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Faber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aroni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber looking to stall.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Aroni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
Faber is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aroni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aroni.
Aroni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Aroni lands a nice shot to the body.
Aroni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Aroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Aroni drops Faber onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faber is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Faber is rocked!

It looks like Ernest Faber has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aroni.
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aroni's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aroni's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Aroni is struggling to control the position.
Aroni lands with a light punch inside.
Aroni creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Faber's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Faber drops to his knees and Aroni pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rice Aroni!
Rice Aroni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, INTRO - DMX. Jose Juarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Juarez
vs
Page

213 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

213 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Page!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page is looking to clinch.
Page tries to clinch but Juarez is having none of it.
Page dodges the punch combination from Juarez.
Page stuffs the takedown attempt from Juarez. Juarez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juarez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Page - the referee stops the clock and Juarez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Page. Juarez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juarez has a takedown stuffed.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Juarez circles away.

Page moves into the clinch.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juarez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.
Juarez dodges an elbow strike from Page.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page lands a nice elbow.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Juarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Page after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Page connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jose Juarez has been cut.
Page with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Juarez in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.
Page has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juarez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Page can turn it around.
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Page landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Page landing knees to the body.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Juarez's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Page creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Juarez's defenses.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juarez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Page just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juarez's brow.
Juarez avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Nice elbow from Page.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Page lands a damaging elbow.
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Page.
Juarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Juarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Page lands an elbow inside that Juarez shrugs off.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Juarez's ribcage.
Page lands a damaging elbow.
Juarez is working for takedown but Page is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.
Juarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Page lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page working Juarez over with knees to the body.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juarez's face.
Page lands a good knee to the midsection. Juarez won't want to take too many of those.
Page lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Page lands an elbow inside.
Juarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Juarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page misses with an elbow strike.
Page lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Juarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No joy there for Juarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Page closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Juarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Juarez wants a takedown.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands a damaging elbow.
Page lands an elbow just above Juarez 's eye.
Elias Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Page prevents the takedown attempt.
Juarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Page comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Page.
Page working Juarez over with knees to the body.
Page lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page lands a nice elbow.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Page.
Juarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Juarez in his tracks for a moment.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Juarez blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez takes an elbow to the temple.
Page lands an elbow just above Juarez 's eye.
Page comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juarez.
Juarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Juarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Page gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Juarez blocks an elbow strike.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page prevents the takedown attempt.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page landing knees to the body.
Page gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Juarez blocks with his arms.
Juarez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Page pulls his leg out and moves away.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juarez.

Page moves into the clinch.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Juarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Page landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a good knee to the midsection. Juarez won't want to take too many of those.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.
Juarez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Page after a bit of a struggle.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Juarez is defending well for now.
Juarez can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juarez tries to score a body lock takedown but Page shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juarez.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page lands an elbow inside.
Page throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Juarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Page misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Juarez's cut.
That's time! Juarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Juarez fails to land the takedown.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page is looking to chop away at Juarez's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Page wants it to stay on the feet.
Jose Juarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Page rushes Juarez and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juarez avoids the elbow strike from Page, against the cage.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Juarez avoids the damage to the body.
Juarez blocks an elbow strike from Page.
Page comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Juarez avoids the damage to the body.
Page is pressed up against the cage. Juarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Page down to the mat. Page avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Juarez.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Juarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page prevents the takedown attempt.
Juarez tries for a takedown but Page manages to get underhooks.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Juarez avoids the damage to the body.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Juarez in his tracks for a moment.
Page utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juarez's face.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.
Page lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juarez avoids it.
Page is pressed up against the cage. Juarez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Page down to the mat. Page avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Juarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juarez.
Juarez goes for a takedown attempt but Page pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juarez gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Page lands an elbow inside.
Juarez tries for a takedown but Page manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Page.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Page.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Juarez's ribcage.
Juarez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Page is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juarez avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Juarez looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Juarez managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Juarez.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Juarez is working for takedown but Page is calmly controlling the position for now.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juarez has Page pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Page manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Page lands a damaging elbow.
Juarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
Page connects with a knee to the head.
Jose Juarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elias Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page is defending well against a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Page has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Page!
A victorious Elias Page thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Nicola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nicola
vs
Dubin

175 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Nicola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matheus Dubin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicola scores with a shot to the body.
Nicola throws a head kick but Dubin moves out of range.
Dubin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicola punishes Dubin's body with a nice straight punch.
Nicola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A cross from Nicola lands.
Dubin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nicola but Nicola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dubin wants to clinch up but Nicola keeps it at a distance.
Dubin tries to clinch but Nicola is having none of it.
Dubin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicola tries to avoid it but Dubin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicola to the ground. Nicola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joel Nicola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dubin.
Nicola lands a jab to Dubin's midsection.
Dubin looks winded!
Nicola scores with a sloppy right hand. Dubin should have avoided that one.

It looks like Matheus Dubin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicola stuffs the takedown attempt from Dubin. Dubin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nicola lands with a shot to the body.
Nicola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nicola cracks Dubin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dubin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Nicola pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dubin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Nicola!

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FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Paterno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Alvarez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL COOL J MOMMA SAY KNOCK YOU OUT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paterno
vs
Alvarez Jr

185 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vikai Gear

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Paterno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Alvarez Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterno shoots in looking for a takedown but Alvarez Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Paterno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alvarez Jr throws a front kick aimed at Paterno's knee but Paterno avoids it well.
No luck for Paterno with that takedown attempt.
Paterno misses with a takedown attempt
and Alvarez Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massimo Paterno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paterno doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alvarez Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez Jr throws a right and a left that Paterno avoids nicely.
Paterno shoots and misses

and Alvarez Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paterno working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez Jr throws a strike but Paterno rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez Jr controls Paterno momentarily but Paterno frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Paterno stacks Alvarez Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Paterno!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paterno wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Paterno swings around for an armbar but Alvarez Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Paterno's guard.
Alvarez Jr is looking to pass into half guard but Paterno pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Paterno is in guard.

Alvarez Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paterno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alvarez Jr wants to stand but Paterno is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paterno won't allow Alvarez Jr to sweep him here.
Alvarez Jr is controlling Paterno's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterno trying to control but Alvarez Jr is working from the bottom.
Paterno advances position into side control!
Alvarez Jr tries to escape but Paterno is in control.
Paterno wants to control but Alvarez Jr is keeping him busy.

Paterno in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Alvarez Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Massimo Paterno!
Massimo Paterno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
George Alvarez Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'GOD BLESS ALL'.