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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian has chosen Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermodian is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Kermodian checks the leg kick.
Kermodian looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mark Kermodian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kermodian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermodian is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kermodian circles away and we're back to standing.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kermodian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page scores with a three punch combo!
Kermodian is rocked!
Page connects with a solid leg kick.
Kermodian is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kermodian seems to have recovered his senses.
Page has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big left from Page misses.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page is breathing heavily.
Kermodian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kermodian wants to slow Page down by chopping away at his legs.
Kermodian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Page's head backwards.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Page.
Nice takedown defense from Kermodian. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Kermodian tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Page throws a one two combo.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kermodian as he avoids it easily.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kermodian moves away.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kermodian pinned against the cage. Kermodian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kermodian.
Kermodian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page looks to land a combination but Kermodian avoids it well.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mark Kermodian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kermodian throws a body kick that misses.
Kermodian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kermodian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Kermodian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Kermodian persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kermodian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kermodian forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Kermodian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page is rocked!
It looks like Clayton Page has been cut.
Kermodian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kermodian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kermodian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kermodian trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kermodian.
Page is trying to break free.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page is trying to break free.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian scores with a knee to the head.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Kermodian won't allow it.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Kermodian misses with a knee strike.
Page wants to break free but Kermodian has control.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Kermodian keeps him there for the moment.
Page breaks the clinch.
Page closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kermodian circles away.
Nice combo by Page! Oh, that's hurt him - Kermodian falls to the canvas and Page follows him into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermodian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Page is controlling him well.
Page lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kermodian down.
Kermodian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kermodian is not content to let Page control the position.
Kermodian looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kermodian is controlling Page's trapped leg to prevent Page from advancing to side control.
Kermodian trying to control from the bottom.
Kermodian wants to get back to full guard.
Kermodian is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page is keen to just control but Kermodian is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good work by Kermodian as he checks the leg kick.
Page misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clayton Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermodian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Page drops Kermodian with a nice combination! Page dives into Kermodian's guard, looking to finish!
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Kermodian is retaining full guard.
Page trying to control but Kermodian is working from the bottom.
Page won't allow Kermodian to sweep him here.
Kermodian is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Page stops Kermodian from standing up.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Kermodian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Kermodian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kermodian.
Kermodian throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Clayton Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kermodian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Kermodian lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kermodian is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Kermodian circles away and we're back to standing.
Kermodian tries to clinch up.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Kermodian tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermodian looking to control.
Kermodian has his hands on Page's head, controlling the position.
Kermodian working a defensive guard here.
Page trying to control but Kermodian is working from the bottom.
Kermodian looking to control.
Kermodian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Kermodian.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page swinging wilding here.
Good work by Page as he checks the leg kick.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kermodian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Kermodian scores with a leg kick.
Kermodian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kermodian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kermodian gets a clinch.
Kermodian looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clayton Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page shoots in but Kermodian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kermodian, right into the meat.
Kermodian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Page throws a series of punches but Kermodian moves out of range.
Page looks to land a combination but Kermodian avoids it well.
Page throws a low kick but Kermodian avoids it.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kermodian.
Page misses with a double jab.
Kermodian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Kermodian scores with a four punch combination!Kermodian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermodian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Page is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page misses with the combination.
Page throws a one two combo.
Kermodian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Page misses with a double jab.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kermodian can pounce on him.
Kermodian scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page looks for a takedown but Kermodian sprawls well.
Kermodian is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Kermodian looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kermodian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Page shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kermodian as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page misses with a body shot.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Kermodian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kermodian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Page chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermodian drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Kermodian looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page avoiding damage as Kermodian throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermodian keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kermodian prevents Page from breaking the clinch.
Kermodian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kermodian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Kermodian connects with a knee to the head.
Kermodian tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Page can't break the clinch.
Kermodian lands a right hand.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page is trying to break free.
Kermodian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kermodian connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Page goes down! Kermodian jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian controlling the position easily from mount.
Kermodian stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Kermodian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermodian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kermodian wants to land a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Page tries for a takedown but Kermodian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kermodian thows a body kick. Page tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kermodian scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Kermodian lands.
Good exchange - Page coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kermodian drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Page swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kermodian's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clayton Page!
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