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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Sims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venom Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sims comes to the cage accompanied by Feel Me Flow. Page has chosen In Flames - Colony as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Venom Page enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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188 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Venom Page!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Sims ducks down to avoid it.
Sims swings widly with a right hand
and Sims takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sims looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sims throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Page. Beautiful body shot.
Page looks to throw the jab but Sims is out of range.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sims clinches with his opponent.
Sims misses with a punch to the body.
Sims leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sims blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Page's coach down at Odins Body Workshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Page's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sims manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Sims.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Page.
Sims swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a jab to the body.
Page misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
Sims takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Sims fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page slips under a jab.
Sims swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Page was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sims.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Sims does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Page.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims digs a good hook to Page's body.
Page misses with a hook to the body
letting Sims counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page walks into a left hand.
Page looks to land a combination. Sims sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sims throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sims ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page looks to throw the jab but Sims is out of range.
As Page tries to get set, Sims tries to push him back and clinch up but Page manages to avoid the attempt.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sims looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Sims finds it's target.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sims counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sims manages to avoid it.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Sims cracks a nice hook into Page's ribs.
Sims rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sims throws a big counter combination but Page scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sims takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sims lands a jab to the head.
Sims clinches with his opponent.
Page is trying to break free.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sims's elbow.
Page pushes Sims back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page letting Sims take a breather here.
Page working aggressively here.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Page has Sims pressed against the cage.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venom Page dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Sims gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sims has Page pushed against the cage.
Sims blocking some punches.
Sims dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sims prevents a body shot from Page.
Page misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page being controlled against the cage.
Sims tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Page tries to break free but Sims pushes him back against the cage.
Page working aggressively here.
Sims taking a breather.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Come on Sims - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sims is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sims has Page pressed against the cage.
Sims slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Sims.
Sims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Sims sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sims thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Venom Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sims throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Sims has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Page takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sims lands an overhand right.
Sims is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims throws a poor cross that misses
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Page dips to his left and cracks Sims with an uppercut!
Sims scores with a body shot.
Page throws out a loose jab but Sims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sims connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Sims tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
Sims tries to clinch up but Page circles away and keeps his distance.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sims tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Page manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sims is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Page throws a hook to the side of Sims's head but Sims sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sims misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sims was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Sims throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sims does it's job there.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Sims backs off Page throws a huge counter combo but Sims manages to avoid it all.
Sims stalks Page and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Page's face. Page staggers backwards, shaken.
Sims thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sims was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sims lands a lovely overhand right.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sims.
Page's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sims under the eye.
Sims waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sims was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
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 Alex Sims will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sims's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sims blocks a jab.
Sims moves out of range as Page strikes.
Sims tries to counter by clinching up but Page breaks away and moves out of range.
Page scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Sims does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Sims.
Page throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Sims ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page misses the jab.
Sims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page digs a good body shot into Sims's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sims scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page misses with an uppercut. Sims saw that one coming.
Sims misses the jab.
Page dips to his left and cracks Sims with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sims moves away.
Page swinging wildly here.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Sims is just out of range.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Sims counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sims.
Page lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
Venom Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Page manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Page being controlled against the cage.
Sims is pushing Page up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sims leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sims gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sims.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sims.
Page being controlled against the cage.
Sims tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sims blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four 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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page lands an uppercut.
Sims works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sims just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Page looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sims has him pressed against the cage.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Sims.
And that's the end of the fight!
Venom Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Page has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venom Page!
A relieved looking Venom Page thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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