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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Page acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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216 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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207 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulo Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Page!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Page enables Barral to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Page manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barral avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barral tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Page wants to stand up but Barral is controlling him.
Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barral throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Page slips under a jab from Barral.
Barral throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Barral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barral jabs at Page's body.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Barral.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barral doesn't seem bothered though.
Barral thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barral is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Romulo Barral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barral lands with a nice body kick.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page throws a hook to the side of Barral's head but Barral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Greg Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barral.
A clash of legs there as Page blocks the low kick.
Barral cracks Page with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Barral throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barral throws a shot to the body.
Barral lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barral throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page avoids the body shot from Barral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Barral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barral manages to avoid it.
Jab by Page.
Barral misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a nice body shot.
Page cracks Barral with a good jab.
Barral looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Barral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barral looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Page thuds a left hand into Barral's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Barral misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barral goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barral fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Page changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Romulo Barral is winning the standup battle so far.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barral.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page lands a jab to Barral's midsection.
Barral shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barral was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee warns Page that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Page is trying to stand up.
Page is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Page wants to hold on but Barral pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is squirming around, avoiding Barral's attempts to control the action.
Page tries to hold on but Barral pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barral dominating with strikes here.
Page is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barral is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Page defends it well.
Barral wants to take a breather but Page is having none of it.
Page manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Barral misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barral misses with a body shot.
Page connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barral misses with a body shot.
Page slips a jab from Barral.
Barral scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Barral looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barral doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barral.
Page cracks Barral with a good jab.
Barral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barral misses with a low kick.
Page misses the jab.
Page misses with a looping left.
Barral throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barral staying out of range there.
Page lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barral takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Page.
Barral avoids the body shot from Page.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barral moves away.
Page misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Page swings for the body but Barral moves out of range.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Barral.
Barral looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Barral throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barral manages to avoid it.
Barral misses with a straight right.
Barral looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Barral throws a head kick that misses.
Page swings for the body but Barral moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Barral lands but Page takes it in his stride.
Barral moves away from the strike by Page.
Barral looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barral counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Page thinking.
Barral just misses with a punch to the body.
Page lands a glancing blow to the side of Barral's head.
Barral throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page moves away from the strike by Barral.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Page as Barral shoots in.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Page staying out of range there.
Barral throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barral avoids the body shot from Page.
Barral connects with a looping right hand.
Barral misses with a wild body shot.
Barral throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a hook to the side of Barral's head but Barral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Barral thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Barral avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Barral is just out of range.
No joy there for Barral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Barral misses.
Page works Barral's body with a nice hook.
Barral thows a body shot but no joy.
Barral misses with an uppercut.
Barral drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barral misses with an uppercut
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romulo Barral.
I think Barral has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Barral!
After winning the bout, Romulo Barral thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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