Was Page exposed?

[flyingweelkick]

He was late with his inside strikes. He didn't seem to be able to time Burrell coming in. That's why Burrell was successful with the clinch.

Again, he's excellent at striking at range. He needs work against guys who won't give it to him.

It's true. The timing was close though. Short hooks and ups while moving backwards are definitely something that'll help close up some gaps. There was also some good openings for clean side-elbows to the temple as Burrell closed the distance. The backward-stepping straight punches Silva showed during the Leben fight are also something he could probably pick up very easily and would really clean things up for him.

If he can learn to accurately counter with punches while moving backwards he'll be a tough nut to crack standing. This was not his flashiest showing but he did display some other-wordly head movement. Effortlessly weaved about a dozen hooks/overhands.

As others have said, he does like the karate-style of holding down extra distance and is going to have to adapt and start countering during the constant greco-transitions of MMA. He likely isn't used to it from so many standup-only fights. He'd do well to patch that up soon - there's only going to be more guys trying to wrestle him as he ascends the ranks.

 

[lowsingle]

nah it was like anderson vs leites

burrell had no intention of doing any damage and had no way to get mvp down. we saw page has legit tdd, but this was a learning experience for him

 

[podsox]

it looked to me like page was leaning into way too many of his punches and kept getting caught in the clinch. he has to ditch the flashy shit when he isn't landing much of his basic strikes. he won the fight but the rds were way closer than they should've been. this was a step back in his progression imo

 

[PIT FIGHTER]

This win will just further Motivate Michael to continue honing his skills and Validate himself as a well-rounded fighter who can Participate in fights against high level, diverse competition.


Motivate

Validate

Participate


M.....V......P

 

[Farbeyondthesun]

Koreshkov needed only 41 seconds to finish Burrell, just something to think about....

 

[Mr Boogaloo]

This win will just further Motivate Michael to continue honing his skills and Validate himself as a well-rounded fighter who can Participate in fights against high level, diverse competition.


Motivate

Validate

Participate


M.....V......P

It's a good thread apart from this really silly post. Uncalled for.

 

[Meathead Jock]

You're not good until you beat a wrestler.





Right?

Sarcasm aside, yes especially when your primary offense is based on keeping distance, depending on your definition of good. Page is obviously "good", but he is the type of guy that does need to prove he can beat a wrestler to be considered elite. Lucky for him at Bellator 170lbs, the wrestling is very weak. I think Koreshkov wins that battle of outside striking, but i'd love to watch.

 

[The_Renaissance]

He won a decent test against a decent opponent. He's doing just fine.

 

[JustinvR]

No.

I love how everyone forgets that Wonderboy looked 3 times as bad against Burrel than MVP did, but everyone touts him as a future contender and the best striket at welterweight.

 

[Erwin]

People are already forgetting that Burrel got outwrestled by Stephen Thompson. Page got exposed and if he fights a legit wrestler he's getting owned.

 

[Farbeyondthesun]

People are already forgetting that Burrel got outwrestled by Stephen Thompson. Page got exposed and if he fights a legit wrestler he's getting owned.

Koreshkov stopped Burrel in just 41 seconds, Chris Spang stopped him in under 4 minutes lol..... Any legit striker would KO him as well, did you see how close Burrel was to landing those overhand rights?

 

[sonhow]

I guess improving prospect not finishing a step up opponent now counts as career derailement. That is if you think Page was exposed.

 

[Farbeyondthesun]

I guess improving prospect not finishing a step up opponent now counts as career derailement. That is if you think Page was exposed.

You must have not watched the fight then, he obviously has a ton of holes in his game that any half decent fighter would exploit. If he tries that flashy wannabe Roy Jones "hands down" bullshit with anyone decent he's get sparked.

 

[sonhow]

You must have not watched the fight then, he obviously has a ton of holes in his game that any half decent fighter would exploit. If he tries that flashy wannabe Roy Jones "hands down" bullshit with anyone decent he's get sparked.

Maybe but it's nothing he can't work on. I did watch the fight and I too think would lose to the top figters right now so it's in bellator's best interest to bring him up slowly.

 

[Erwin]

Koreshkov stopped Burrel in just 41 seconds, Chris Spang stopped him in under 4 minutes lol..... Any legit striker would KO him as well, did you see how close Burrel was to landing those overhand rights?

Koreshkov would fuck Page's shit up. Page is good against guys who stay still in front of him. Burrell gave everyone the blue print on what to do. Just move around and pressure him and he won't land shit.

 

[MVP89]

he didn't look great last night, but he's still tweaking his mma style and this was the 1st time he's come across a spoiler in his mma career who had more intention of surviving than winning

even michael before this fight has acknowledged he's far from the finished product, and still believes he needs a lot of time

no point in talking about koreshkov yet because he doesn't believe he's near that level at the moment

 

[Steve4192]

Page has no inside striking. That's what was exposed.

^ This

If you crowd him and don't allow him to establish his distance, his offensive output drops off drastically. That does not bode well for him when he starts facing wrestlers, who by definition, like to crowd and control distance.

 

[goldennirvana]

No.

I love how everyone forgets that Wonderboy looked 3 times as bad against Burrel than MVP did, but everyone touts him as a future contender and the best striket at welterweight.

I don't know how you can compare the two. WB has obviously fought far better opposition and only has a loss against indestructible Matt Brown.

 

[Steve4192]

No.

I love how everyone forgets that Wonderboy looked 3 times as bad against Burrel than MVP did, but everyone touts him as a future contender and the best striket at welterweight.

Wat?

Who the hell is saying Wonderboy is a future contender and the best striker at WW? Did they miss the Matt Brown fight? Wonderboy, like MVP, is an interesting diversion who is fun to watch because of his unique style, but most discerning fans realize that he has some massive flaws in his game that better fighters will exploit.

 

[JustinvR]

I don't know how you can compare the two. WB has obviously fought far better opposition and only has a loss against indestructible Matt Brown.

Common opponent who used the same gameplan on both fighters, and Wonderboy didnt look as good (imo) against Burrell than MVP did. It was a closer fight and Stephen was gassing pretty hard, while MVP wasn't gassed at all.

Wat?

Who the hell is saying Wonderboy is a future contender and the best striker at WW?

Plenty of posters, I don't agree with them although I never miss a fight of Thompson.