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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Venom Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enok Jepsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Colony. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm
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188 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Venom Page! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enok Jepsen! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Page throws a body punch but Jepsen moves out of range. Jepsen misses with a straight left. Jepsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jepsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Page is landing a low percentage of strikes. Jepsen throws a hook but Page avoids it easily. Page seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Page definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Page throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Page forces Jepsen back against the cage and clinches. Page throws a head punch that misses. The referee calls for Jepsen to work.
Jepsen lands with a short shot to the head. Page throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Page tries a body shot but Jepsen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Page prevents Jepsen from breaking the clinch. Jepsen tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Jepsen. Page misses with a hook from the clinch. Page misses with some punches.
Jepsen tries a knee to the head but Page blocks it.
Jepsen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jepsen wants to break free but Page has control.
Jepsen blocks a body shot from Page. Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jepsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head. Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it. Page blocks an uppercut.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page blocks a body shot from Jepsen. A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land. Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Jepsen.
Jepsen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jepsen lands a left hand.
Jepsen has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Page is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jepsen is keeping busy. Jepsen has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment. Jepsen letting Page take a breather here. Page lands a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jepsen blocks an uppercut.
Page lands a shoulder strike. Page wants to stall.
Page pushes Jepsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jepsen scores with a shoulder strike. Page lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jepsen. Page blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page. Jepsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks. A short body shot lands from Page as the two fighters clinch.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow. Jepsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it. Jepsen misses with a short punch on the inside. Jepsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jepsen up against the cage. Page dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jepsen's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jepsen misses with a hook from the clinch. Jepsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it. Page throws a head punch that misses. Jepsen wants to break free but Page has control.
Jepsen throws an elbow that misses.
Jepsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Page. Jepsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page scores with a shoulder strike. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jepsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks. Jepsen blocks an uppercut.
Jepsen is trying to break free. Page wants to stall.
Jepsen tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Jepsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Venom Page will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page. Page lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Enok Jepsen has been cut. A short body shot lands from Jepsen as the two fighters clinch.
Page lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jepsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Jepsen.
Jepsen wants to break free but Page has control.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right from Jepsen. Page scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch on the inside from Jepsen fails to land. Page pushes Jepsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jepsen is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Jepsen's face as he tries to break the clinch. Page lands with a short shot to the head. Page misses with a hook from the clinch. Page can't find room to land a body shot as Jepsen controls the action.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jepsen's efforts to push away. Jepsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Page is keeping busy. Jepsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Page taking a breather. Page stalling the fight.
Jepsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jepsen throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot. Jepsen throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily. Page throwing a counter right hand but Jepsen manages to avoid it. Page throws a body punch but Jepsen moves out of range. Jepsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jepsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Page misses. A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride. Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page swings for the body but Jepsen moves out of range.
Jepsen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Jepsen loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch. An attempted straight right counter from Page misses the target. Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jepsen missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jepsen misses with an uppercut. Jepsen lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jepsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Jepsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Jepsen moves out of range as Page strikes. Jepsen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Jepsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jepsen can do to turn this around? Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jepsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jepsen looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range. Page was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Page misses with a hook
and Jepsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Page throws a hook but Jepsen blocks it. A nice side step and Jepsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Jepsen throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily. An attempted straight right counter from Page misses the target. Good standup being displayed there by Jepsen as he connects with a hook. A shot to the body from Page misses and Jepsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jepsen misses with an uppercut
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand! Page defending well as Jepsen loads up on a big left hand. Page connects with a looping right hand.
Jepsen lands with a cross. Page throws an off balance right hand
and Jepsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jepsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot lands for Jepsen. Page throws a right hand that misses
and Jepsen counters with a lovely shot to the body. Jepsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jepsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though. Jepsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Page. Page throws an off balance right hand
and Jepsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jepsen misses with a wild body shot. Page misses with a hook. Jepsen ducked under it nicely. Jepsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jepsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page. Nice defenses there by Page. Page looks to land a combination but Jepsen avoids it well. Page walks into a stiff left hand from Jepsen. Jepsen misses with a body shot
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Jepsen is just out of range. Page defending well as Jepsen loads up on a big left hand. Page slips under a jab from Jepsen. Page moves in looking to clinch but Jepsen pushes him off. 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 Venom Page will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Enok Jepsen's cut. 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.
Jepsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jepsen. Page throws a lazy right hand but Jepsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It seemed like Jepsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jepsen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jepsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jepsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Page fails in his attempt to clinch. A swing and a miss from Page. Jepsen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Page with a body shot. Page fails in his attempt to clinch. Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Jepsen. Jepsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Page throws a jab when Jepsen was well out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jepsen throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot. Page moves out of range of the strikes. Jepsen misses with a double jab
and Page counters by clinching up. Page misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jepsen blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page. Page blocks an uppercut.
Jepsen blocking some punches.
Jepsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Jepsen. Jepsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jepsen has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment. Jepsen misses with a short punch on the inside. Venom Page has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jepsen'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. Jepsen tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position. Page taking a breather. Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jepsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Jepsen as he connects with a hook. Jepsen misses with a double jab
and Page counters with a nice body shot. Page misses with a looping right. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jepsen! But no joy. Jepsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab. Jepsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jepsen counters with a straight right hand. A slow jab from Jepsen misses its intended target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Page misses with a looping left. Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Page takes a swing at Jepsen's ribcage but misses. Page instigates a clinch. Jepsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jepsen breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jepsen moves out of range of the strikes. Page takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jepsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A lazy left from Page finds it's target. Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jepsen.
A countering left hand to the body from Jepsen misses. Jepsen walks into a jab. Sloppy strikes from Jepsen. Those never looked like landing. Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jepsen throws out the jab. Page is looking to counter punch. Page throws a hook but Jepsen blocks it. Page throws a hook but Jepsen avoids it easily. Jepsen misses with a double jab.
Jepsen moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab. Page misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Page misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jepsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jepsen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Page throws a hook but Jepsen avoids it easily. Jepsen misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming. Jepsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Page throws a shot from downtown. Jepsen moves away and avoids it. Enok Jepsen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jepsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Page wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Jepsen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jepsen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jepsen scores with a jab to the jaw. Page misses with a body shot
and Jepsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Page thinking. Page takes a swing at Jepsen's ribcage but misses. Page thows a left - swing and a miss! Page connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jepsen momentarily.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Venom Page did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Enok Jepsen's cut. That's time! Page's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Page scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Page scores with a punch to the head. Jepsen misses with a hook. Jepsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jepsen slips under a jab. Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jepsen has time to react. Jepsen slips a jab from Page. Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jepsen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Page throws a shot from downtown. Jepsen moves away and avoids it. Jepsen ducks under a wild hook from Page. Nice defenses there by Jepsen. Jepsen misses with a looping left. Jepsen scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jepsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page. Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jepsen. Jepsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jepsen throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Page swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Page throws a hook but Jepsen avoids it easily. Page misses with a wild body shot. Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jepsen scores with the left hand. Page knows he should have avoided that one. Jepsen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a nice body shot. A punch combination from Page misses. Page digs a good body shot into Jepsen's ribs. Page avoids the body shot from Jepsen.
Page misses the jab. Jepsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jepsen throws a big shot that misses. Page dodges the punch combination from Jepsen.
Page is looking to counter punch. Jepsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Jepsen. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Page misses the shot to the body. Page throws out a loose jab but Jepsen uses good head movement to avoid it. Page misses with an uppercut. Jepsen saw that one coming. Page throws a shot from downtown. Jepsen moves away and avoids it. A swing and a miss from Page. Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jepsen misses with a jab to the body
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand! Page digs a good hook to Jepsen's body.
Jepsen tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Page staying out of range there. Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page sizes up Jepsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Page misses with an uppercut. Jepsen ducks under a wild hook from Page. Jepsen throws out a counter right but Page avoids it with no problem. Jepsen misses with a wild body shot. Jepsen misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming. Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jepsen slips a jab from Page. A slow jab from Page misses its intended target. Page misses with a straight left. Jepsen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jepsen misses with a shot to the body and Page counters with a stiff right hand. Page punishes Jepsen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Page takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jepsen moves away. Jepsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page. Page works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jepsen misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming. Page slips a jab from Jepsen. It looked like Page wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jepsen slips under a jab from Page. Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Jepsen. Nice shot by Page. Page with a nice cross. Page blocks a jab. Page moves out of range of the strikes. Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Venom Page had his way with Enok Jepsen in that round. The cut man is working on Enok Jepsen's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Page. Page is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jepsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Page throws a hook but Jepsen avoids it easily. Jepsen jabs Page right on the nose. Page blinks but takes it well. Jepsen misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely. Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Page is looking to counter with a shot to the body. 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Jepsen does a little dance to reset his feet. Page cracks Jepsen with a good jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Page with a hook. Page misses with a right hand and Jepsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Page swings widly with a right hand
and Jepsen counters with a one-two to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jepsen throws a hook but Page avoids it easily. An attempted straight right counter from Page misses the target. Page lands with a straight right. Jepsen didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jepsen misses with a left hand and Page counters with a right hand to the body. Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jepsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A lazy left from Page finds it's target. Jepsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Jepsen avoids the body shot from Page.
Jepsen throws a right and a left that both miss. Jepsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head. Page moves out of range of the strikes. The fighters circling - Jepsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Page scores with a hook. Page looks to land a right hand but Jepsen moved out of range. Page fails in his attempt to clinch. Page tries to clinch there but Jepsen circles away.
Enok Jepsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jepsen slips under a jab. Jepsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page. Jepsen tries to move into range but Page moves to the side and lands with a nice 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! Jepsen throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely. Page was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A jab from Page misses. Jepsen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A swing and a miss from Jepsen. Jepsen misses with a right hand and Page counters with a nice uppercut. Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jepsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jepsen misses with a wild body shot. Jepsen throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Page connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jepsen. Jepsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Page scores with the left hand. Jepsen knows he should have avoided that one. Page throws a body punch but Jepsen moves out of range. Page lands a jab to Jepsen's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Page misses with a body shot.
Page closes the distance and lands a one-two. Jepsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Jepsen looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range. Jepsen misses with a straight right. Jepsen circles away from the clinch attempt and Jepsen counters with a left to the body. A jab from Jepsen misses. Page cracks Jepsen with a right hand to the side of the head. Jepsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Page scores with a hook to the body. Jepsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Page scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Page lands an overhand right. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jepsen on the side of the head. Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jepsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jepsen looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well. Jepsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jepsen throws out a counter right but Page avoids it with no problem. Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jepsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A quick step to the side and Page tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Page clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jepsen as Page tries to tie him up. Jepsen misses with some punches.
Jepsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Venom 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:47 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46
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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