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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Page moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White with the counter takedown but Page avoids it easily.
White closes the distance and clinches.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
White is working for takedown but Page is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michael Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Page walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Page tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Page prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White manages to pull guard.
White pulls Page in close to his closed guard and prevents Page from doing any damage or advancing position.
White has a closed guard, preventing Page from standing up.
White has control of Page's left arm, preventing Page from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Page won't allow White to sweep him here.
Page is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Page, which made it look bad.
Page appears to be looking for a big counter.
Page tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page missing with knees to the body.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Page pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Page throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice takedown defense from Page. No joy for White on that attempt.
White gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Page prevents a takedown attempt there.
White breaks from the clinch.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Page defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Page tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Page with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Page.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White gets control of Page's arms and successfully pulls guard. White will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Page dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Page cracks White with an open hand slap.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Page defends it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Page tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White wants to counter with a clinch but Page pushes him away.
White scores with a takedown into Page's guard.
Page wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
White controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
White cracks Page with a solid left hand.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White is standing up over Page. Page looks to escape but White dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
White is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
White decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Page shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White blocks a head kick by Page.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Page connects with an inside leg kick.
Page has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Page regains guard.
White landing with the ground and pound.
White gets to his feet - Page follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
It looked like Page was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Michael Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White is breathing heavily.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page forces White back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tries to pull guard but Page forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Page into the cage.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Page bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael Page is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White lands a body shot.
Page leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Page bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
Michael Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris White.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Page tried to counter with a leg kick but White avoided it.
Michael Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Come on Page - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Page misses with a short punch on the inside.
Page with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Page smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page has taken the fight to the clinch.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Page just stands there and leans against the cage.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page lands an elbow inside.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
White is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White being controlled against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
Page scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
White manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Page wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
White has control of Page's left arm, preventing Page from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working for a triangle but Page defends it easily.
White kicks Page off and gets to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Page.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael 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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