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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 424 p4p, 58 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 599 p4p, 87 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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210 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
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204 lbs
39 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page with a poor takedown
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Page is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sidious sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Page has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Page throws out a loose jab but Sidious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sidious looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Page.
Sidious throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sidious works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sidious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sidious throws an elbow but misses.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Sidious.
Sidious lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Sidious.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sidious presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page misses with the head strike.
Page looking for a takedown.
Sidious cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Sidious throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Sidious misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sidious.
We've been informed that Sidious has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sidious blocks a body shot from Page.
Sidious lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Sidious lands a body shot in the clinch.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Sidious prevents a body shot from Page.
Sidious lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sidious softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sidious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page can't get the takedown.
Sidious lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidious tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sidious tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious lands a shot to the body.
Sidious escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Sidious fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Sidious.
Page throws out a loose jab but Sidious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sidious lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Sidious takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Page is rocked!
Franky Page's cut is getting worse.
Page fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Page tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sidious sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Page somewhat.
Page tries to clinch up.
Sidious throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sidious misses with a body shot.
Page tries to counter with a takedown but Sidious is quick to defend against it.
Darth Sidious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sidious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Sidious slips the punch.
Page darts in and clinches Sidious up against the cage.
Sidious throws an elbow but it misses.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sidious is defending well.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page has hold of one of Sidious's legs. Sidious is fighting the takedown attempt but Page gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sidious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sidious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sidious utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page working some strikes from top position.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Sidious blocks nicely.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Sidious blocks nicely.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Sidious is retaining full guard.
Sidious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Sidious dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page'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.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Sidious pushes him off.
Page with a jab.
Darth Sidious seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page lands a glancing blow to the side of Sidious's head.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sidiouss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Page throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sidious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page lands a jab to the head.
Sidious lands a left and a right that send Page crashing to the mat, dazed. Sidious thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious drops Page with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Page looks back up at him and smiles so Sidious waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Franky Page's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Sidious has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sidious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sidious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Sidious takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sidious throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidious throws a low kick but Page avoids it.
Sidious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sidious tries to score with a low kick but Page moves his leg out of the way.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sidious keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice right hand that sends Page toppling to the canvas! Page scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sidious finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidious just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Page switches off momentarily and Sidious cracks him with a monster right hand! Page topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sidious dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sidious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darth Sidious!
A relieved looking Darth Sidious 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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FIGHT
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