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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Myles Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chesney Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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206 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Myles Newell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chesney Page!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Page quickly recovers to half guard.
Page is looking for a sweep. Newell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Page is staying active underneath Newell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Page looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Newell's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Newell controlling from the top position.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Newell is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Page is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newell is aware though and is defending well.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Newell.
Newell throws an elbow that misses. Page uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Newell's guard. Nice move by Page!
Newell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Newell trying to strike off his back.
Page trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Newell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell looking for a sweep. Not yet Newell, not yet.
Page trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Newell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Newell postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Newell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Newell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Page works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page has his foot on Newell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newell works his way back into a safe position though.
Page is trying to hold Newell in close to prevent damage but Newell has managed to pass into half guard.
Page is looking to control Newell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Newell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Page tries to roll over but Newell keeps him under control.
Newell throwing shots but Page is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Newell postures up.
Newell winds up and cracks Page with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Page keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newell works his way into full mount!
Newell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Page takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newell looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Newell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Newell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Page tries to counter it with a takedown but Newell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newell 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.
Newell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Page cracks Newell with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Newell misses its intended target.
Newell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newell fails to land the takedown.
Newell 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.
Chesney Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page lands a body shot.
Page jabs at Newell's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page cracks a nice hook into Newell's ribs.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newell as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page slips a jab from Newell.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page misses with the combination.
Page throws a front kick aimed at Newell's knee but Newell avoids it well.
Newell goes for a double leg but Page avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Page continues to drive forward.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Newell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Page. That's going to slow Newell down.
Sloppy strikes from Page. Those never looked like landing.
Newell checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Page changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Newell shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Newell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newell misses with a straight left.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Newell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Newell.
Sloppy strikes from Newell. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Newell.
Page connects with a body shot.
Newell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Newell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Page can pounce on him.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Newell tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Newell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Newell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newell gets slowly back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Newell. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Newell.
Nice defenses there by Newell.
Newell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newell.
Page with the counter takedown but Newell avoids it easily.
Page misses with a leg kick.
Newell looking to score a takedown here. Page is defending well but Newell drives through and ends up in Page's guard.
Newell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page looking for a guillotine here but Newell defends easily.
Myles Newell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell throws a big right hand that misses.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chesney Page will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Page scores with a hook.
Newell lands a nice looking body shot.
Newell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Page did well to prevent Newell getting side control.
Newell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Page tries to get to full guard but Newell has control of the leg.
Newell looks to land a strike but Page avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Page keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Page has his foot on Newell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newell works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newell lands a couple of elbows.
Newell throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Newell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Newell is posturing up here but Page has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Newell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Newell has to tap! Slick submission there by Page!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chesney Page! Chesney Page retains his super heavyweight title!
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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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