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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dre Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Still!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Still uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Still swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Still appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Page missing with a left hand there. Still was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Page.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Still paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page drives through and clinches with Still against the cage.
Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page clinches up with Still and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Still keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Still.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Page lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dre Still has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still has picked Page up - he's going for a ride! Still dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Page tries to get to full guard but Still has control of the leg.
Page makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Page.
Still won't allow Page to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still throws an elbow that misses. Page uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Still's guard. Nice move by Page!
Page trying to control but Still is working from the bottom.
Still pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
Still manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Page manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Still is one step ahead there.
Page controls Still momentarily but Still frees himself.
Still is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Still keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Page's head.
Still works over Page with some ground and pound from guard.
Page looking to control.
Page lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still has his foot on Page's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Page works his way back into a safe position though.
Still 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to control from the top but Still keeps moving.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Still is retaining full guard.
Still wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Still escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Page gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Still trying to control the position.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Still being controlled here, momentarily.
Page trying to control but Still is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.
Still looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Still 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 postures up in Still's guard and throws a big left but Still blocks it.
Still looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.
Page trying to control but Still is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dre Still's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Page misses.
Page has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Still is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Still swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page wants to clinch up but Still keeps it at a distance.
Still slips under a jab from Page.
Still has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Still there as he acknowledges the shot.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page wants to clinch.
Page scores with a sloppy right hand. Still should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page tries to clinch but Still moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Still.
Page tries to clinch up but Still circles away and keeps his distance.
Still changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Still throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Still avoids a punch combination nicely.
Still lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Still throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Still sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Still changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Still attempts a counter takedown but Page avoids it well and moves away.
Page walks into a jab.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Still swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Still feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Page takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Still.
Page misses with an elbow strike.
Still wants a takedown.
Still throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Still has him pressed against the cage.
Page throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Still stalling against the cage.
Still avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Still keeps him there for the moment.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Still.
With the fighters up against the cage, Still throws an elbow but misses.
Still lands an uppercut.
Page lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Still backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Still.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Still.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Still gets an underhook and turns Page into the cage.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Page letting Still take a breather here.
Still pulls guard.
Still wants to sweep but no luck.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Still is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Still bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.
Dre Still overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still stops Page from standing up.
Still trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Still pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page is trying to control the position but Still postures up.
Page might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Still haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Page keeping moving, preventing Still from controlling successfully.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still stands up over Page, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Still throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Page works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Still is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Still postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dre Still dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dre Still's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Page wants to clinch up but Still keeps it at a distance.
Still tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Still.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Still manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Still tries to counter with a takedown but Page is quick to defend against it.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Still is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Page.
Page is looking to clinch but Still is avoiding it.
Page misses with a straight left.
Page wants to clinch up but Still keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Still circles away.
Page tries to clinch up but Still circles away and keeps his distance.
Still lands with a nice body punch.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Still changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still dodges an elbow strike from Page.
Still lands a right hand.
Still lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Still.
Still creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Still stalling against the cage.
Still lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still slows down the pace here.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Still.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Still.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Still.
Danny Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still blocking some punches.
Still wants the takedown. Page is fighting it off but Still persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Page's guard against the cage.
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!
Still wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Still working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Still advances to half guard.
Still trying to mount his opponent but Page defends it.
Still is looking to take a break and control but Page is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still is controlling the pace.
Still not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still wants to take a breather but Page is having none of it.
Still seems to be working for a kimura but Page defends the submission attempt.
Still working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Page is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dre Still!
Dre Still spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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