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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 1900 p4p, 242 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 20024 p4p, 693 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clintsari shoots and misses
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clintsari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clintsari 's half guard.
Page slips a nice elbow through Clintsari 's hands, connecting with Clintsari 's forehead.
Page throwing shots but Clintsari is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Page's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clintsari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clintsari can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page working the head and body with strikes.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clintsari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clintsari 's head.
Page thows a huge punch but Clintsari dodges it nicely.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Page thows a huge punch but Clintsari dodges it nicely.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clintsari defending well though.
Page with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Page 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Page controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Clintsari wants to control but Page is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clintsari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Page to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Page passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clintsari is being controlled here.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Clintsari seems a little lost for a moment, as Page dominates the positioning.
Clintsari dodges the ground and pound from Page.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Page working the body and head with strikes.
Clintsari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Clintsari is rocked!
Page lands a strong strike to the head of Clintsari . That's dazed him! Page looking to finish here. Clintsari is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Page lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Page!
Danny Page seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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