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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Parker (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 Sydney, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Page just leaning against Parker, taking a breather.
Page taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Page digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Page has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Parker regains guard immediately.
Parker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Parker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Page lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Page looks to land a strike but Parker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parker trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is trying to keep Page in close.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page passes into half guard.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page throwing shots but Parker is blocking nicely.
Page is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Page trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker controlling the position well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Page connects with a nice short shot to Parker's temple.
Parker is trying to stand.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Page really is a fat lump.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Page passes the guard and advances to mount!
Page thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Page there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Page misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Parker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Page tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Page unloads with some shots from mount but Parker bucks and avoids them well.
Parker wants to control but Page is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Page there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Page content to control rather than advance.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Page.
Page wants to get back to his feet.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Page thows a huge punch but Parker dodges it nicely.
Parker gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Page. Those never looked like landing.
Parker tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
Page has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Page.
Page slows down the pace here.
Page gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page has Parker pushed against the cage.
Page turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Page manages to end up in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Page throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Page throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Parker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Parker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Page.
Parker tries to hold on but Page pushes him away.
Parker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Page tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Page thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Parker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Page.
Parker blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Page.
Page misses with a head shot.
Page prevents Parker from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Page there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Parker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Page.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Page punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Page not doing much here.
Page tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parker knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page controlling the action here.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Page stalling.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Page throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Parker to regain full guard.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Parker looking to control.
Page trying to stand up but can't free himself from Parker's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Page doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Page manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Page content to stall in guard here.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parker somewhat.
Page went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Page rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
Page scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page stalling against the cage.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Page lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Parker defending well though.
Page is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Page is taking a breather. Parker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Parker taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
Page thows a huge punch but Parker dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Page seems content to control.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Parker is staying active underneath Page, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Page not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker 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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page turns into Parker and is now in his guard.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jimmy Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page distracts Parker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Page postures up.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Page looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is fighting to break Parker's control of his arms but Parker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Parker 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.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page with a nice head shot there.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Parker with that takedown attempt.
Jimmy Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Parker.
Parker wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Parker stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Page misses.
Page clinches up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Eddie Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Page!
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FIGHT
RATING
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