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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Kinney (ranked 23416 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lea Page (ranked 5592 p4p, 0 weight class). Lea Page has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gordon Kinney's chin.
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151 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Kinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lea Page!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Page avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
Page misses with the head strike.
Kinney manages to pull guard.
Kinney has a closed guard, preventing Page from standing up.
Kinney throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kinney controlling Page's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page wants to stand and escape but instead Kinney has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kinney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to get back to his feet but Kinney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kinney throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Kinney trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinney postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Page can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kinney throws a big right hand that misses.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kinney preventing the sweep.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kinney.
Page wants to get back to his feet but Kinney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Page moves into range and clinches up with Kinney.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Page.
Kinney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Kinney 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. Kinney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Page darts in and clinches Kinney up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinney.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Kinney backwards.
Kinney managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinney.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinney.
Page gets underhooks to prevent Kinney's takedown attempt.
Kinney avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Page.
Kinney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Kinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinney.
Kinney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinney.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Page takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page effectively controlling the action here.
Page misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinney pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lea Page dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page moves into range and clinches up with Kinney.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinney is looking for a takedown.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kinney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Kinney.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 pushes Kinney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinney wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Kinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinney avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinney.
Kinney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinney avoids the damage to the body.
Page misses with the head strike.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinney.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page lands a nice uppercut.
Kinney tries to pull guard but Page forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinney.
Kinney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Page pulls his leg out and moves away.
Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinney, pushing him back against the cage.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Kinney.
Lea Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kinney's elbow.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinney tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
Kinney blocks an uppercut.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinney backwards.
Page gets underhooks to prevent Kinney's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Page.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page effectively controlling the action here.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Kinney can't get the takedown.
Kinney blocks an uppercut.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Kinney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page lands a nice uppercut.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Kinney.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with the head strike.
Kinney 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. Kinney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kinney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kinney gets slowly back to his feet.
Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinney is trying to pull guard but Page turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Page misses with a body punch.
Kinney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Page is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lea Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Page as Kinney shoots in.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kinney throws a head kick that misses.
Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kinney.
Page misses with a short punch on the inside.
Page digs a right hand into Kinney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kinney's gas tank.
Page leaning against his opponent.
Page stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinney blocking some punches.
Kinney letting Page take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinney goes for a takedown attempt but Page pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Page darts in and clinches Kinney up against the cage.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinney fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Kinney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinney avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Lea Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney jumps guard but Page stands there with Kinney around his waist. Kinney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kinney trying to control the position but instead, Page has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kinney into the cage.
Kinney is trying to pull guard but Page turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinney tries to score a body lock takedown but Page shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Kinney - that landed with a thud.
Kinney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Page to keep the fight standing.
Kinney looking for a takedown.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinney decides to pull guard.
Kinney 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 wanted to stand there but Kinney had control of the position.
Gordon Kinney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinney 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lea Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Page winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lea Page!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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