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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Naga Moriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Page has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naga Moriz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryan Page!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Moriz is not content to let Page control the position.
Moriz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Page's best efforts.
Moriz trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Moriz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moriz tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Page has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Moriz regains half guard.
Page stalling away here and it's allowed Moriz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moriz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Page is pushing down on Moriz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moriz is fighting to maintain full guard but Page has managed to sneak the leg through.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moriz gets back to full guard.
Page 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.
Moriz working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moriz's head.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moriz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Page can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moriz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Moriz is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
Moriz wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Moriz looking to control but Page passes into half guard.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Moriz's head.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moriz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moriz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Page wants to advance to full mount but Moriz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Moriz is retaining full guard.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moriz wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Moriz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Page can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Page dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Page throws a body punch but Moriz moves out of range.
Page goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Naga Moriz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moriz checks a leg kick.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moriz counters with a left and a right that stings Page.
Moriz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moriz doesn't seem phased though.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moriz manages to avoid it.
Page tries to clinch there but Moriz circles away.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moriz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Page.
Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Page lands a good knee to the midsection. Moriz won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Page.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moriz wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page shoots for a double leg takedown but Moriz sprawls well. He's pushed Page's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Page tries to land a front kick but Moriz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moriz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moriz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Page explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moriz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naga Moriz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page lands a jab to Moriz's midsection.
Page darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moriz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Moriz is staying active underneath Page, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page passes to full mount!
Page landing strikes from the mount.
Page landing punches.
Page landing strikes from the mount and Moriz is in trouble!
Page with shots to the head and body - Moriz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bryan Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moriz tries to lock up and control but Page gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page landing strikes from the mount.
Page working Moriz over with strikes here.
Moriz is rocked!
Page in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Moriz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Moriz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Page around the waist but Page pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Page is the winner by TKO! Page jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Page!
Bryan Page seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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