Last month at UCMMA 26 in the UK we were witness, via the extraordinary powers of the internet to a new MMA prospect in only his first fight. With more than 20 years experience in sport karate and kickboxing, Michael Page moved into MMA and completely devastated his opponent in his debut, giving us a glimpse of what a tornado kick to the face of a man will do to his equilibrium. With his non walk-off KO and utter disregard for any sort of defence other than moving backwards while flailing his arms in a showboating masterclass, Michael Page fights like the Anderson Silva that faced Thales Leites, if God Himself was using a Genesis controller with the Turbo switch on to control his movements. As one of the longest limbed welterweights I can remember at this moment, it only feels like a matter of time before he pulls off a genuine Dhalsim special move and celebrates by floating in the Lotus position in the centre of the cage.

Last night Page fought for the second time and demonstrated that he can take care of himself even when his tornado kick goes wrong and leaves him lying on his back. With his opponent Miguel Bernard giddy that he didn't have to strike with Page anymore, he willingly jumped into his guard and was instantly caught in a triangle choke. Despite Bernard managing to pull his head out, Page switched instantly to an armbar and got the tap moments later, giving himself a great birthday present. You can watch all of this as it unfolds in the video below. Props to aligatorfuchouse  for uploading the video.

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-8 # Guest 2012-04-08 04:57

Certified douche.

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-1 # tetsuhana 2012-04-08 16:55

Blame the ref for pulling on the guy getting armbarred. Rewatch it and explain how he was even supposed to know the fight was over?

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+14 # Taz Styles 2012-04-08 05:00

First time i've ever heard a crowd sing happy birthday to a fighter.

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+21 # Guest 2012-04-08 05:00

The Frate Trane list is waiting for this guy.

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+16 # Taz Styles 2012-04-08 05:07

He looks pretty dangerous off his back, which is impressive as he comes from a karate and kickboxing background and this is only his second fight.

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+2 # Guest 2012-04-08 06:08

The future is bright for MMA even if the UFC goes down under the weight of a testosterone abuse controversy. Athletic guys like this with flashy striking and matching ground game are the future. There's kids right now who are training every aspect of MMA the days of the specialist are numbered....

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+2 # Guest 2012-04-08 06:14

I just hope his chin is as good as the rest of his game because someone will eventually make him pay for keeping his hands so low....

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+1 # Guest 2012-04-08 06:48

Yeah definitely a douchebag. Held onto that armbar for at least 5-6 seconds after the guy was visibly tapping. The days of humble athletes are numbered. MMA is quickly starting to lose the essence of martial arts that attracted me to it.

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+7 # Taz Styles 2012-04-08 07:03

Quoting Mo:

Yeah definitely a douchebag. Held onto that armbar for at least 5-6 seconds after the guy was visibly tapping. The days of humble athletes are numbered. MMA is quickly starting to lose the essence of martial arts that attracted me to it.

If you look again you can clearly see that was the refs fault.

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+14 # Guest 2012-04-08 10:40

Quoting Mo:

Yeah definitely a douchebag. Held onto that armbar for at least 5-6 seconds after the guy was visibly tapping. The days of humble athletes are numbered. MMA is quickly starting to lose the essence of martial arts that attracted me to it.

Ya because Royce Gracie never held on to anything too long

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+1 # Guest 2012-04-08 07:54

I wish this guy was my dad, then i would also be black and cool like him.

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-4 # Guest 2012-04-08 08:00

Not the ref's fault, he held it too long. Beyond that, sideways wide stance, hands down, god awful technique. Just look at his armbar application. He's riding on his length and speed. That'll only get you through novice people in low levels. That style is terrible against experienced MMA fighters, wrestlers, even kickboxers. Crowd, takedown, GnP or submit. And if he taps, hold it for a while longer just cuz he's a douche. Cake.

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+5 # Taz Styles 2012-04-08 08:47

Quoting ammyMMA:

Not the ref's fault, he held it too long. Beyond that, sideways wide stance, hands down, god awful technique. Just look at his armbar application. He's riding on his length and speed. That'll only get you through novice people in low levels. That style is terrible against experienced MMA fighters, wrestlers, even kickboxers. Crowd, takedown, GnP or submit. And if he taps, hold it for a while longer just cuz he's a douche. Cake.

His face was down so he couldn't see the ref plus she didn't break them up right, she should have tapped Page on the back and told him to stop instead she was pulling at the guy who was in the armbar.

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+5 # Guest 2012-04-08 12:02

the guy he beat is like 0-7 and lost nearly every fight within a minute

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-1 # Ninja 2012-04-08 12:04

Welcome to UCMMA
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GVSn4vTeao[/youtube]

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+1 # Guest 2012-04-08 13:58

that is depressing man....

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+2 # Guest 2012-04-08 12:11

There heavyweight champion is also 6 - 6.

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0 # Guest 2012-04-08 14:00

http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Miguel-Bernard-59149 "lost 2? fuck it im goin pro"

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+1 # Guest 2012-04-09 00:27

can't wait til i see the video of this guy getting ko'd!

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0 # Guest 2012-04-09 00:56

He's a one skinny WW. I bet he's just ducking to fight guys his own size like "The Cocky" Jon Jones

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