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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Brother Louie. Page is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Man of Sorrows. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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30
210 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Page.
The fighters circling - Velasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page tries to move into range but Velasquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Velasquez looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Velasquez slips under a jab.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez avoids the body shot from Page.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez misses with a hook.
Velasquez works Page's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez lands a body shot.
Velasquez missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Velasquez loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Velasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Velasquez. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Velasquez misses its intended target.
Page misses with a body shot.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Velasquez is just out of range.
Page smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Velasquez works Page's body with a nice hook.
Page takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page swings for the body but Velasquez moves out of range.
Page looks to land a combination. Velasquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Velasquez.
Velasquez misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page blocks a jab.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Page, as that shot connected.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Velasquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Velasquez rather than just go for the knockout.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez scores with a hook.
Velasquez throws a lazy uppercut
and Page makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Velasquez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Velasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velasquez stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Velasquez thows a body shot but no joy.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Velasquez.
Velasquez stalks Page and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Page's face. Page staggers backwards, shaken.
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Velasquez!
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Page pressing his opponent against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page leaning against his opponent.
Page prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Page lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Velasquez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.
Page lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Page.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page pushes Velasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Louis Velasquez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Page wants to clinch.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Velasquez misses with a straight left.
Page misses with a body shot.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Page in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
Velasquez misses with a straight right.
Page gets a clinch.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Velasquez controls his hands.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Page - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Velasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Page takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Velasquez cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Velasquez blocks an uppercut.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Page pushes Velasquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Velasquez wants to break free but Page has control.
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 controlling the action here for a moment.
Velasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a right hand.
Come on Page - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Page pushes Velasquez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Velasquez or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Velasquez controls his hands.
Page stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Page.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Velasquez controls the action.
Page is pushing Velasquez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Velasquez looking to stall.
The referee calls for Page to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Velasquez stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Velasquez.
Velasquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Velasquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Velasquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page misses with a looping left.
Velasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page misses the body punch
and Velasquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Velasquez misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Velasquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Velasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Velasquez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Page walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Page is looking to clinch.
Velasquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page moves into the clinch.
A short right from Page.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Page.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Page throws a hook but Velasquez avoids it easily.
Louis Velasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
Page takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Velasquez misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page has taken the fight to the clinch.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page tries to work over Velasquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Page lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Page takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Velasquez up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oliver Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Velasquez's elbow.
Page prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Page.
Page is struggling to control the position.
Page works on Velasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page is stalling here.
A short left from Page.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Page has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Page!
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