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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in but Helgi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helgi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Helgi tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helgi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Helgi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Helgi wants it to stay on the feet.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helgi. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Page working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Helgi is holding Page down, trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Helgi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Page is controlling him well.
Helgi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at GTi 888 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page working away.
Page throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Helgi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Page working the ground and pound but Helgi is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Helgi's face as Page controls the position.
Helgi can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Page seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Helgi parries the strikes from Page easily there. Page is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Helgi to escape.
Helgi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Page lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Helgi down.
Helgi parries the strikes from Page easily there. Page is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Helgi to escape.
Page stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Helgi misses with a two punch combination.
Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Helgi counters with a nice body shot.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Helgi tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helgi 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.
Helgi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page looks for a takedown but Helgi sprawls well.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Helgi looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses.
Page replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Helgi blocks it well.
Helgi is looking to wear down Page with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Page looks for a takedown but Helgi sprawls well.
Helgi throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.
Helgi stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Helgi wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helgi throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Helgi throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Good shot there by Helgi.
Helgi lands a slapping body shot.
Page shoots in for a double leg but Helgi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helgi works the jab nicely.
Page dives in and grabs Helgi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helgi pushes down on Page's head and hops out.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Page looks to land a strike but Helgi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Helgi does no damage.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Helgi tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helgi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Helgi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Page looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Helgi cracks Page with a good jab.
Helgi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Page blocks a head kick by Helgi.
Helgi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helgi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Helgi pushes Page off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helgi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Helgi keeping hold of Page's head, controlling as best he can.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helgi is refusing to be controlled, as Page sits in half guard.
Helgi is trying to stand back up but Page is controlling him
Helgi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page working over Helgi with some ground and pound. Helgi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helgi kicks off Page and gets to his feet.
Helgi misses with a jab to the body
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Helgi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Helgi lands a nice looking body shot.
Page shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Helgi defends it nicely.
Page shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Helgi's guard.
Page stopping the sweep attempt from Helgi.
Page looking to sit in guard and control but Helgi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Helgi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Page shoots in and bounces Helgi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Helgi kicks Page off and gets to his feet.
Page checks the leg kick nicely there.
Page fails to land the takedown.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Page shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helgi sprawls well. Helgi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page slips under a jab from Helgi.
As Helgi backs off Page throws a huge counter combo but Helgi manages to avoid it all.
Nice uppercut lands for Helgi. That snapped Page's head back.
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi misses with a double jab
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Helgi has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Page manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Good standup being displayed there by Helgi as he connects with a hook.
Helgi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helgi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Helgi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Helgi connects with a single shot there.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Helgi.
Page darts in looking for a takedown but Helgi gets double underhooks and turns Page into the cage.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Bjorn Helgi is winning the standup battle so far.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Page showed some decent athleticism there.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helgi's head.
Helgi is looking to get back to full guard here but Page has managed to pass to side control instead.
Page stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Page shoots in but Helgi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Page avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Page tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Helgi swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Page or perhaps it was just good defense by Helgi, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Helgi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helgi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Page blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page shoots in but Helgi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Page shoots for a double leg takedown but Helgi sprawls well. He's pushed Page's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page looking to score a takedown here. Helgi is defending well but Page drives through and ends up in Helgi's guard.
Helgi pushes Page off and gets back to his feet.
Helgi clinches with his opponent.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Helgi won't allow it.
Helgi misses with the head strike.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Helgi lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a punch on the inside.
Page prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page tries to circle away but Helgi has him pinned against the cage.
Page gets through Helgi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Page misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Helgi pushes Page back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helgi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Page needs to keep his hands up - Helgi had a free shot at his head there.
Nice takedown defense from Helgi. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Page shoots in for a double leg but Helgi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helgi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Helgi.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helgi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Page is rocked!
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Helgi's waist but Helgi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Some wild striking there from Helgi.
Helgi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page staying out of range there.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Page tries for a takedown but Helgi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A cross from Helgi lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helgi.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helgi as he jumps to the side.
Page is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice sprawl there from Helgi as Page shoots in.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helgi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Page's hands.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Helgi.
Page closes this distance looking for a takedown but Helgi circles away.
Helgi has managed to clinch.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page walks into a straight right hand from Helgi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helgi.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Page.
Page takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Helgi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Page looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Helgi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Helgi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Helgi stalks Page and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Page's face. Page staggers backwards, shaken.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Page is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Helgi with a body shot.
Page fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Helgi to the ground. Page is now in Helgi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Helgi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi had his way with Dennis Page in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Page walks into a left hand.
Helgi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helgi throws a head kick that half lands.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helgi darts in trying to clinch
and Helgi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helgi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
Page blocks a leg kick.
Page appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
A head kick by Helgi misses
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page shoots in and drives through. Helgi sprawls well.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
A left lands for Helgi.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Page responds with a good body kick, but Helgi manages to step out the way in time.
Helgi scores with a body shot.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Helgi scores with a body shot.
Page avoids the body shot from Helgi.
Helgi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
Dennis Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Helgi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Helgi lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Helgi misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Page shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helgi sprawls well. Helgi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Page fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Page.
Helgi misses with a body kick.
Helgi cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Helgi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Helgi clinches with his opponent.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Page.
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helgi prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Helgi has Page pressed against the cage.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Page looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Page tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Page has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Helgi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Page can turn it around.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Helgi is controlling him.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Page.
Page working aggressively here.
Page misses with some punches.
Helgi is working Page over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Helgi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helgi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi retains his welterweight title!
Bjorn Helgi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dennis Page stepped up to the mic, saying 'FUCK THSI '.
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