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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Angel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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185 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micheal Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Angel to the ground. Hill is now in Angel's guard.
Hill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Angel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hill, into his guard.
Angel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Angel has Hill in his guard.
Hill won't allow Angel to get back to his feet.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hill stands up from Angel's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Angel is breathing heavily.
Hill throws a right hand that Angel ducks under and follows up with a left that Angel also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel wants to clinch but Hill slips to the side
and Hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hill tries to land knees in the clinch but Angel avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hill.
Angel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hill smiles and moves away.
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hill lands an uppercut.
Hill gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hill passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Angel to stand up.
Angel tries to keep at a distance but Hill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Angel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hill connects with a big shot to the side of Angel's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill has good solid back control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel tries to escape the position.
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with punches from the back.
Hill controlling from the back.
Angel is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hill controlling the positon.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hill is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Angel. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Angel tries to escape the position.
Hill lands a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hill.
Hill scores with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hill dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hill misses with the combination.
Hill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Angel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Angel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hill stands up.
Angel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hill scores a takedown into full mount!
Hill throws some wild stikes that Angel manages to avoid easily.
Hill is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Angel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Angel shrugs it off.
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Hill there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hill lands a big shot there that rocks Angel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hill controlling the pace for now.
Angel is trying desperately to improve position.
Hill with the ground and pound from mount.
Hill lands a heavy elbow.
Hill content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel can't escape the position.
Hill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Angel has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Hill controls the position.
Hill is landing with strikes. Angel can't take much more of this.
Hill working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Angel right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Angel missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill clinches up with Angel and pushes him back against the cage.
Hill jumps into guard, dragging Angel to the mat.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angel manages to get himself to full guard.
Hill passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill stands up.
Hill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Angel to the ground. Hill is now in Angel's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Angel trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Hill throwing strikes but missing.
Hill thows a big elbow that misses.
Angel has an active guard here but Hill has managed to pass into half guard.
Angel wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Angel tries to kick Hill off in order to stand up. Hill Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill decides to stand back up.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hill showed some decent athleticism there.
Hill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hill is trying to control. Angel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Angel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hill prevents Angel from standing back up.
Angel wants to control but Hill passes into side.
Hill stands up and beckons Angel to his feet.
Angel lands a jab-cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Angel.
A combination from Angel does no damage.
Micheal Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Angel in a clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Angel misses.
Angel gets caught napping as Hill dives in and scores a takedown. Angel manages to retain guard.
Hill stands and steps away. Angel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Angel tries to reverse the position but Hill maintains control.
Hill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hill controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angel tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hill!
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energy
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hype
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