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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mitchell (ranked 24513 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 560 p4p, 355 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is I Think We're Alone Now. A fine choice. Michael Page is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell is looking to wear down Page with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Page keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Page fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Page throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page misses with a hook.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Page misses with a straight left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page misses with a hook.
Page throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Page throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a nice body kick.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page cracks Mitchell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Page swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Page throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Page throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Page lands a slapping body shot.
Page connects with a right hand. Mitchell shakes it off.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Page changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Page looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Page.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Page.
Page throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Page dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell tried to counter with a leg kick but Page avoided it.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Page throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Page tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michael Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page is looking to score with low kicks.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
As Page looks to move away, Mitchell throws a big counter combo but Page just gets out of the way.
Page slips a jab from Mitchell.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Michael Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Page misses the jab.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page misses with a hook.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Page throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Page walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Page cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Page. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Page.
Page fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Page lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range and Page settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page swinging wildly here.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Page takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Page.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mitchell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Page misses with a body shot.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Page throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Page misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Page misses with a hook.
Arthur Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Page misses with a combination
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Page. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Page.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Page misses with a looping left.
Mitchell quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Page was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Page.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Page appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Page moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Page throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page misses with a hook
and Mitchell counters with a nice right hand that sends Page toppling to the canvas! Page scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mitchell finish him?!
Page is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Page head around and knocks him out cold! Mitchell hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Mitchell!
Arthur Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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