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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felton Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 cm
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279 lbs
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194 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felton Page! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Daniel! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Page tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniel defends well and Page ends up having to push Daniel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Daniel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Daniel darts in and clinches Page up against the cage. Daniel jumps guard but Page stands there with Daniel around his waist. Daniel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Daniel has him pressed against the cage. Page stalling against the cage.
Page lands a nice elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Page tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniel just stands there and leans against the cage. Daniel wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Daniel looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Page smiles and moves away.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Page, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Page against the cage but Page circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Page went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Felton Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Daniel. Daniel tries a head kick but it misses.
Page fails with a takedown attempt. Daniel misses with a takedown and Page counters with a left and a right that stings Daniel. Daniel has managed to clinch.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Daniel has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniel trying to land knees to the body.
Page leaning his opponent against the cage. Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Page could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Daniel moves into the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Daniel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniel pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch. Page leaning against his opponent.
Daniel is stalling here.
Daniel has Page pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Page manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Daniel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards. Daniel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Daniel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Page up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Page manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniel tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage. Daniel'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. Daniel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Daniel dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniel has a takedown stuffed. Page is looking for a counter combo. Daniel tries a head kick but it misses.
As Daniel looks to move away, Page throws a big counter combo but Daniel just gets out of the way. Daniel fails to land the takedown. Daniel darts in looking for a takedown but Page gets double underhooks and turns Daniel into the cage. Felton Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Daniel. Page drives through with a takedown into guard. Daniel pushes Page off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Daniel has a takedown stuffed. Page appears to be looking for a big counter. Daniel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Page defends well and Daniel ends up having to push Page into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Daniel moves into the clinch successfully.
Daniel is looking to take this one to the mat. Daniel is breathing heavily. Page has Daniel pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Page leaning his opponent against the cage. Daniel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Page after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Page slowing the pace effectively. Page breaks from the clinch.
Daniel gets caught flat footed, as Page shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Page postures up in Daniel's guard and throws a big left but Daniel blocks it. Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Page won't allow Daniel to sweep him here. Daniel working for submissions but it's allowed Page to get to half guard.
Page seems to be working for a kimura but Daniel defends the submission attempt. Page with the ground and pound but Daniel uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Page throws a big elbow that misses. Daniel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daniel pulls Page in close to his closed guard and prevents Page from doing any damage or advancing position. Page throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Daniel wants to control the position but Page says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Page thows a huge punch but Daniel dodges it nicely.
Page throwing shots but Daniel is blocking nicely. Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Daniel is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold. Nice strikes from Page there. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Daniel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Page's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Page's back! Page takes a big shot 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 second round but I would say that Felton Page will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Daniel. Those never looked like landing. Daniel clinches with his opponent.
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. Page slows down the pace here.
Daniel is looking to take this one to the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Page missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Page gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Daniel.
Daniel is trying to maintain a safe position but Page gets an underhook and turns Daniel into the cage. Daniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Daniel is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage. Felton Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Daniel. Daniel looking to stall.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Daniel has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment. Page turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Daniel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Page wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Daniel can't do much from the bottom here. Daniel is trying to buck Page off. Check out the look on Page's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Page in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Page tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Page lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Daniel down.
Daniel struggling a bit here. Daniel is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Page lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Page working away. Page lands an elbow. Felton Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Page is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniel has escaped the position, nice work there. You can see the frustration on Daniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Daniel is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight! Felton Page showed his dominance in that final round. I think Page has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felton Page!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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