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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Page has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Brannigan's chin.
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205 lbs
11 - 1 - 1 |
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210 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Brannigan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Page looks gassed!
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 takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oliver Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Brannigan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brannigan.
Page sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brannigan with a nice cross.
Page avoids a kick to the body.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brannigan can pounce on him.
Brannigan scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brannigan.
Brannigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Brannigan.
Nice body kick from Brannigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brannigan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Page if he has to take too many more of those.
Brannigan scores with a leg kick.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brannigan gets a clinch.
Brannigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brannigan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannigan clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Page has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Brannigan.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Brannigan tries to stall but Page uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Page as Brannigan tries to tie him up.
Brannigan blocking some punches.
Brannigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
Page blocks an elbow strike from Brannigan.
Brannigan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Page scores with a shot to the side of Brannigan's head.
The referee calls for Brannigan to work.
Page wants to break free but Brannigan has control.
Page blocks an elbow strike from Brannigan.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Page blocks an elbow strike from Brannigan.
Brannigan lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
Brannigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page blocks an elbow strike.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
A short uppercut from Page.
Page avoiding damage as Brannigan throws knees to the body.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Brannigan backwards.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Brannigan won't allow it.
Brannigan slowing the pace effectively.
Brannigan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brannigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
Page swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brannigan counters with a thumping low kick.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Brannigan ducks down to avoid it.
Brannigan drops his hands momentarily and Page takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Page misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Brannigan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brannigan looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page misses the body punch
and Brannigan moves into the clinch.
Brannigan has Page pushed against the cage.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brannigan has him pressed against the cage.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brannigan misses with an elbow strike.
Brannigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brannigan tries to stall but Page uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan has him pressed against the cage.
Brannigan working Page over with knees to the body.
Page dodges an elbow strike from Brannigan.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but Brannigan has double underhooks.
Page tries to break free but Brannigan pushes him back against the cage.
Brannigan landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brannigan.
Page misses with a body shot
and Brannigan counters with a good, hard body kick but Page shrugs it off.
Brannigan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Page is able to avoid easily.
Brannigan misses with a low kick.
Brannigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alex Brannigan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brannigan.
Brannigan connects with a solid leg kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
A slow jab from Page misses its intended target.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brannigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brannigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brannigan can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Brannigan.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brannigan.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Brannigan.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Brannigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brannigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Brannigan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brannigan is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Brannigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page cracks Brannigan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brannigan, right into the meat.
Oliver Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Brannigan misses its intended target.
Brannigan tries to work over Page's front leg with a kick but Page checks it.
Brannigan throws a body kick that misses.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page misses with a jab to the body
and Brannigan counters with a straight right hand.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page thows a body shot but no joy.
Page slips a straight right by Brannigan.
Brannigan slips under a jab.
Page is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brannigan rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a shot to the body.
Page misses the body punch
and Brannigan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page swinging wildly here.
Page tries to keep at a distance but Brannigan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Page avoiding damage as Brannigan throws knees to the body.
Page blocks the elbow strike.
Brannigan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brannigan looking to stall.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but Brannigan has double underhooks.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but Brannigan has double underhooks.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Brannigan won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brannigan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brannigan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Page in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Page.
Page pushes Brannigan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brannigan backwards.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan lands a damaging elbow.
Brannigan is trying to maintain a safe position but Page gets an underhook and turns Brannigan into the cage.
Page misses with some punches.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brannigan.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brannigan throws an elbow but misses.
Page is trying to break free.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Page.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Brannigan.
Page wants to break free but Brannigan has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brannigan.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it misses.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brannigan throws out a leg kick but Page moves out of range and Brannigan only half commits.
Brannigan looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brannigan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brannigan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brannigan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Page is able to avoid easily.
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brannigan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brannigan misses with a kick to the body.
Brannigan moves into range and clinches up with Page.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alex Brannigan has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brannigan.
Brannigan slips a jab from Page.
Page misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brannigan throws a low kick, looking for Page's leg but Page calmly moves out of range.
Page tries to move into range but Brannigan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Page throws a hook but Brannigan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page misses the jab.
Brannigan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Page is having none of it.
Page throws a hook to the side of Brannigan's head but Brannigan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page takes a swing at Brannigan's ribcage but misses.
Page misses the body punch
and Brannigan counters with a nice leg kick.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Brannigan's shoulder, as Brannigan tries to avoid the shot.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Brannigan misses with a straight left.
Oliver Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Page misses with an uppercut. Brannigan saw that one coming.
Page slips a straight right by Brannigan.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a front kick.
Brannigan throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brannigan lands a front kick.
Brannigan moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brannigan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brannigan trying to land knees to the body.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment.
Alex Brannigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it misses.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan is controlling him.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Brannigan is controlling him.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Brannigan.
Page misses with some punches.
Brannigan keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brannigan is trying to stall.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brannigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Page avoiding damage as Brannigan throws knees to the body.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Brannigan keeps him there for the moment.
Page avoids the elbow strike from Brannigan, against the cage.
Page can't break the clinch.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow.
Brannigan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brannigan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brannigan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Page lands an uppercut.
Page breaks the clinch.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Brannigan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Page throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brannigan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brannigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page scores with a shot to the side of Brannigan's head.
Page misses with some punches.
Brannigan prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Brannigan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brannigan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Brannigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brannigan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Brannigan!
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RATING
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