MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for March 2023: Michael Page’s kick

Marc-Andre Barriault (15-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) landed dozens of strikes on Julian Marquez (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) in an in-tight clinch throughout their middleweight bout. Marquez confirmed coronary heart within the waning minutes, however he struggled to get off the fence.

Referee Mark Smith allowed the onslaught to happen for fairly a while as Marquez intermittently confirmed temporary flashes of offense. After the stoppage, Marquez sported a sliced, bloody, and swollen face.

Speak about a punishing efficiency 😳 #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/NxZccGX76m

— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2023

Michael Web page (21-2 MMA, 17-2 BMMA) added anther distinctive spotlight to his reel and took sole possession of the Bellator knockout document when he stopped Goiti Yamauchi (28-6 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) within the opening spherical of their welterweight conflict.

“MVP” as soon as once more displayed his precision placing towards the Bellator record-holder for many submissions. A superbly positioned low kick badly injured Yamauchi, who folded to the bottom in agony as Web page produced one other violent second contained in the cage.

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— SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) March 11, 2023

Linton Vassell (23-8 MMA, 11-5 BMMA) knocked out former Bellator title challenger Valentin Moldavsky (11-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) with large elbows to safe a heavyweight title shot.

The ending sequence started with a proper hand from Vassell, who pounced on Moldavsky, a Fedor Emelianenko protege. Moldavsky couldn’t regain himself whereas Vassell poured down heavy strikes. A sequence of bludgeoning elbows by Vassell from mount put Moldavsky out chilly.

ELBOW!

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— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) March 11, 2023

It didn’t take lengthy for England’s personal Jake Hadley (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) to ship The O2 right into a frenzy with a vicious end of Malcolm Gordon (14-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC) of their flyweight bout.

Hadley wanted simply 61 seconds to dispatch of Gordon at courtesy of some pinpoint placing. Hadley caught Gordon dashing in with a physique shot, then rained down punches to get the stoppage win.

BODY SHOT KO 😬 #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/p1n9xBpQFK

— ESPN+ (@ESPNPlus) March 18, 2023

A brutal knockout by Yanal Ashmoz (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) left Sam Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) making an attempt to grapple with referee Marc Goddard on the conclusion of their light-weight bout.

Ashmoz entered enemy territory an underdog and he exited with a nasty knockout added to his spotlight reel. In 75 seconds, Ashmoz completed Patterson with punches in his promotional debut. As fee officers and medical employees attended to Patterson, the woozy fighter grabbed maintain of Goddard in what seemed to be a clinch try. Ultimately, Patterson got here to.

WHAT A COMBO BY ASHMOUZ 👊 #UFC286 pic.twitter.com/kdYGr4nkuE

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 18, 2023

The winner

Bellator star Web page picked up one other spectacular end and have become the primary to cease Yamauchi in MMA. “MVP” defeated Yamauchi by knockout simply 26 seconds into their welterweight contest.

Though the win was registered as a knockout, it wasn’t a typical KO end.

Web page got here out pressuring Yamauchi and in one of many few leg kicks landed, Yamauchi visibly popped and dropped to the canvas in ache lower than 30 seconds into the battle. The referee, seeing Yamauchi was motionless, stepped in and waved off the battle. It was a powerful and devastating end.

With the victory, Web page efficiently made a return to MMA. His earlier battle was underneath the BKFC banner this previous August. He misplaced to Mike Perry in a majority resolution.