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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger De Santos (ranked 8072 p4p, 3455 weight class) and Venom Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Roger De Santos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Roger De Santos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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187 cm
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7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger De Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venom Page!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page wants to clinch up but De Santos keeps it at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
De Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Santos throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page tries to clinch but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos attempts a counter takedown but Page avoids it well and moves away.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santos misses with a hook.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page tries to clinch but De Santos is having none of it.
Page has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Page moves into range and clinches up with De Santos.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Page as the two fighters clinch.
De Santos misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page has closed the distance and engaged De Santos in a clinch.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Santos backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
De Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Page is keeping busy.
De Santos looking to stall.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page moves to clinch but De Santos breaks away
and De Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page controls De Santos momentarily but De Santos frees himself.
De Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to stand and escape but De Santos is having none of it.
Page keeping moving, preventing De Santos from controlling successfully.
Page controlling De Santos's posture.
De Santos trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Page wants to clinch up but De Santos keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page tries to clinch but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Page sprawls well. He's pushed De Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Page wants to clinch but De Santos slips to the side
and De Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Page wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santos won't allow Page to get back to his feet.
De Santos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Santos stops Page from standing up.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Santos.
Page scores with a jab to the body.
De Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Venom Page will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from De Santos.
De Santos misses the shot to the body.
De Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
De Santos tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Page moves in looking to clinch but De Santos pushes him off.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santos attempts a counter takedown but Page avoids it well and moves away.
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.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Page sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page tries to clinch but De Santos moves out of range.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Page sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page moves in looking to clinch but De Santos pushes him off.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page tries to clinch up.
De Santos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Page sprawls and moves away.
Page wants to clinch
and De Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Page is trying to control De Santos's posture but De Santos avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Page keeps working.
De Santos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
De Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Page is pushing De Santos's head away, looking to escape. De Santos manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to regain half guard here but De Santos keeps moving and retains side control.
De Santos trying to control the position but Page is working away.
De Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Page is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Santos looking to control but instead Page has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
De Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santos is looking for a kimura here.
Page wants to control but De Santos is keeping busy.
De Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Page is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, if De Santos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Page is looking to escape.
De Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Santos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
A decent looking cross lands there for Page.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page wants to clinch up but De Santos keeps it at a distance.
De Santos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roger De Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
De Santos misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger De Santos dominated that second round.
That's time! De Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
De Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Page defends well and De Santos ends up having to push Page into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Page wants to clinch.
Page drives through and clinches with De Santos against the cage.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Santoss head.
De Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Santos 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.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from De Santos is predictable there
and Page makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Page tries to clinch but De Santos is having none of it.
De Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page moves in looking to clinch but De Santos pushes him off.
De Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page slips a jab and a cross from De Santos.
De Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Page circles away.
Roger De Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Santos.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Page blocks a leg kick.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Santos gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page throws a knee to the head but misses.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Page lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Page.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Page controls his hands.
Page slows down the pace here.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Page will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Santos up against the cage.
Page breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Santos throws a body kick that misses.
De Santos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Page was covering up waiting for the punch and De Santos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De Santos wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
De Santos pushing down on Page's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying is best to control the position here.
Page tries to roll over but De Santos keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Santos in particular looking to stall.
Page moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Santos won't allow Page to get back to his feet.
De Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Page is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Page tries to clinch but De Santos moves out of range.
De Santos attempts a counter takedown but Page avoids it well and moves away.
De Santos tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but De Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venom Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from De Santos.
De Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Venom Page.
I think Page has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venom Page!
Venom Page decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Roger De Santos stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is a great fighter and a very good man and he won fair and square but I will be back soon for my fans!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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