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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byron Brainz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Chronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brainz comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, To Ne Vecher (Fedor's Theme). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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196 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byron Brainz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Chronic !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chronic lands with a right to the head.
Brainz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brainz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chronic .
Chronic wants the takedown. Brainz is fighting it off but Chronic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brainz's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chronic stops Brainz from standing up.
Brainz being controlled here, momentarily.
Chronic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chronic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chronic connects with a couple of short punches.
Chronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Brainz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chronic throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz keeping moving, preventing Chronic from controlling successfully.
Chronic throwing strikes but missing.
Chronic trying to control but Brainz is working from the bottom.
Chronic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chronic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chronic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brainz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chronic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brainz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic is working Brainz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brainz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chronic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chronic wants to control from the top but Brainz keeps moving.
Chronic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chronic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chronic throws a big elbow that misses.
Brainz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chronic trying to control but Brainz is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chronic with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic throwing strikes from guard but Brainz blocks nicely.
Chronic throws a big elbow that misses.
Chronic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chronic trying to control the position from guard on top but Brainz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brainz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brainz.
Chronic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chronic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brainz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chronic somewhat.
Brainz forces Chronic back against the cage and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brainz lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Chronic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brainz thuds his shin into the meat of Chronic 's side.
Brainz throws a leg kick which misses Chronic 's front leg but catches the back leg as Chronic tries to avoid it.
Brainz drives through and clinches with Chronic against the cage.
Chronic misses with a knee to the head.
Chronic blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Chronic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brainz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brainz misses with an elbow over the top.
Chronic misses with a punch on the inside.
Chronic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brainz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chronic 's efforts to push away.
Come on Chronic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brainz tries to land knees in the clinch but Chronic avoids the damage to the body.
Brainz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brainz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brainz gets underhooks to prevent Chronic 's takedown attempt.
Brainz prevents a body shot from Chronic .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brainz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brainz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chronic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brainz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Byron Brainz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dutch Chronic .
Chronic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brainz clinches up with Chronic and pushes him back against the cage.
Chronic is trying to push Brainz away but Brainz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brainz prevents the takedown attempt.
Chronic tries to circle away but Brainz has him pinned against the cage.
Brainz landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dutch Chronic has been cut.
Brainz pushes off an throws an elbow but Chronic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brainz taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brainz.
Chronic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Brainz regains guard immediately.
Chronic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chronic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dutch Chronic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chronic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brainz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brainz wants to stand and escape but Chronic is having none of it.
Brainz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Chronic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brainz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brainz keeping moving, preventing Chronic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chronic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chronic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chronic stopping the sweep attempt from Brainz.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brainz avoids the head kick by Chronic .
Brainz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic tries to break free but Brainz pushes him back against the cage.
Chronic tries to score a body lock takedown but Brainz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brainz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brainz stops a takedown attempt from Chronic .
Brainz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chronic stalling.
Brainz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chronic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chronic blocks an elbow strike from Brainz.
Chronic lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chronic lands a body shot.
Chronic avoids a wild elbow strike from Brainz.
Brainz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chronic breaks the clinch.
Chronic looks for a takedown but Brainz sprawls well.
Brainz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Byron Brainz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dutch Chronic 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chronic clinches.
Chronic blocks the elbow strike.
Chronic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brainz is trying to keep an underhook but Chronic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brainz is not content to let Chronic control the position.
Brainz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chronic .
Chronic is just content to waste time from the top position. Brainz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brainz trying to keep a closed guard but Chronic is proving a slippery customer.
Chronic scoring with some ground and pound.
Chronic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brainz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brainz keeping full guard, as Chronic tries to pass.
Chronic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brainz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chronic has Brainz in his guard.
Brainz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chronic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chronic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Brainz escapes and throws Chronic 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chronic tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chronic can't do much from the bottom here.
Brainz tries to get to his feet but Chronic is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Brainz in his guard.
Chronic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brainz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chronic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chronic has his feet on Brainz's thighs here. He's pushed Brainz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Brainz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dutch Chronic !
Dutch Chronic is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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