Written by James Edwards at The Independent.com
Bellator MMA landed on UK soil for the first time last evening with Bellator 158 taking place at the 02 Arena in London. The build-up to fight night was littered with misfortune with injuries, withdrawals and of course, the sudden death of the much beloved Kimbo Slice.
Page proves he’s the MVP in London with stunning KO
Despite the crazy build up, the night was filled with excitement from beginning to end, though one man definitely left the O2 with the headlines.
Despite not being booked in the main event, it was evident very early on that the star attraction was hometown boy Michael Venom Page. Prior to Page walking out, the arena was sparsely populated though fans quickly took their seat once it was announced Page’s fight would be next.
Page received a massive ovation as he made his way to the cage with the crowd chanting ‘MVP, MVP, MVP’ from all sides of the Arena.
Any fear Page wouldn’t live up to the hype after a stellar first round was irradiated after four minutes and thirty-one seconds of the second round when the London crowd witnessed one of the most memorable knockouts in Bellator MMA history.
With the fight being fought on the feet, the very game Cyborg ducked in for a takedown, but Page, with his great sense of anticipation, spotted it a mile off and took off with his front knee flying through the air.
His knee connected with an almighty thwack to the face of Cyborg who was out before he crumpled face first on the mat. It was an incredible sight to see and the crowd lost their mind as Page celebrated, hand raised and head bowed in the centre of the cage lapping up the ovation as he then proceeded to throw a Pokeball in the direction of his downed foe.
To complete the Pokemon GO themed celebration, Page explained in his interview after: “For all the Pokemon lovers, I just caught myself a Cyborg.”
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