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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
30
196 lbs
17 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Chronic !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chronic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Angel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Angel lands a right hook to the body.
Chronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Angel with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chronic .
Chronic moves forwards but Angel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Angel takes a swing at Chronic 's ribcage but misses.
Chronic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chronic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chronic looks to throw the jab but Angel is out of range.
Angel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chronic as he avoids it easily.
Chronic gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Angel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chronic after a bit of a struggle.
Angel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chronic regains guard.
Chronic working a defensive guard here.
Chronic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic working for a triangle but Angel defends it easily.
Chronic keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.
Chronic working for a triangle but Angel defends it easily.
Angel is fighting to break Chronic 's control of his arms but Chronic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel wants to control from the top but Chronic keeps moving.
Chronic wants to improve his position but instead Angel has moved into half guard.
Angel is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chronic wants to get back to full guard but Angel has passed into side control.
Chronic is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chronic !
Angel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chronic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Angel wants to control but Chronic is keeping him busy.
Chronic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chronic is trying to control but can't.
Angel is working for an americana but Chronic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Angel was thinking about the submission.
Chronic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic trying to control the action but Angel is working from the bottom.
Angel actively working from the bottom here.
Chronic is nestled in close to Angel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Angel keeps working.
Angel moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Angel will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Angel misses with a shot to the body
and Chronic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Angel's guard now.
Angel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Angel is trying to keep Chronic in close.
Chronic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Angel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chronic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Angel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dutch Chronic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel wants to sweep here but Chronic controlling him for the moment.
Angel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chronic controls the pace.
Angel can't keep his opponent in guard - Chronic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Angel trying to control here.
Chronic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chronic is looking to advance position but Angel won't allow it.
Angel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chronic is working away from the top position though.
Chronic is trying to control. Angel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel manages to get to full guard.
Chronic throwing strikes from guard but Angel blocks nicely.
Angel is looking for a triangle here but Chronic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chronic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Angel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chronic lands with a punch from half guard.
Chronic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Angel wants to get back to his feet.
Chronic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Angel gets full guard.
Chronic throws a big right hand that misses.
Chronic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Angel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Chronic from controlling successfully.
Chronic won't allow Angel to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chronic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chronic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chronic tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Angel wants to sweep here but Chronic controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chronic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel is looking for a triangle but Chronic pushes his legs off easily.
Angel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Chronic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Angel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chronic .
Chronic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Angel misses its intended target.
Angel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Angel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Angel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Angel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chronic throws out the jab.
Chronic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chronic thows a body shot but no joy.
Chronic misses with a series of wild punches.
Angel lands a jab to the nose.
Angel connects with a right hand. Chronic shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chronic stuns Angel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chronic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chronic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Chronic crashes against the mat.
Angel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chronic 's best efforts.
Angel wants to control but Chronic is keeping busy.
Angel is staying active underneath Chronic , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chronic working over Angel with some ground and pound. Angel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chronic wants to take a breather but Angel is having none of it.
Chronic lands with a punch from half guard.
Chronic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angel sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel tries to roll over but Chronic keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic wants to free his trapped foot but Angel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chronic is looking to take a break and control but Angel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Angel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chronic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chronic works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Angel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic trying to control the position but Angel is working away.
Chronic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.
Angel is not content to let Chronic control the position.
Chronic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Angel, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.
Angel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chronic off and has taken his back!
Chronic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Angel's guard. Nice work there by Chronic .
Chronic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chronic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chronic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Chronic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chronic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Chronic !
A very excited looking Dutch Chronic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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