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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gerous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Angel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gerous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Angel!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerous tries to bum rush Angel with a series of wild strikes but Angel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Angel drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gerous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Angel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerous is keeping the position for now.
Gerous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gerous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Angel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gerous keeping moving, preventing Angel from controlling successfully.
Angel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gerous's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerous wants to get back to his feet.
Angel wants to work for an arm triangle but Gerous is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Angel wants to pass to mount but Gerous is defending the position.
Gerous makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gerous drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gerous won't allow Angel to sweep him here.
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.
Angel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gerous.
Angel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gerous is one step ahead there.
Gerous drops back, looking for a kneebar! Angel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Angel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Angel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous looking for a sweep but Angel has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Angel has a good base and remains in mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Angel has hold of Gerous's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gerous manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Angel lands a nice shot to the head.
Angel wants to control the pace but Gerous is squirming around nicely.
Gerous is looking to improve his position but Angel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerous is desperately trying to improve his position but Angel has a good base and remains in mount.
Gerous is working hard here to advance position.
Angel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gerous is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous can't escape the position.
Gerous is squirming around, avoiding Angel's attempts to control the action.
Angel looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerous is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gerous tries to reverse the position but Angel maintains control.
Gerous wants to control but Angel is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Angel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gerous bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Angel tries to improve position but can't.
Angel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gerous's best efforts.
Angel gets back to full guard.
Gerous won't allow Angel to sweep him here.
Gerous looking to pass the guard.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
Gerous thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Angel trying to keep a closed guard but Gerous is proving a slippery customer.
Gerous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel keeping full guard, as Gerous tries to pass.
Gerous landing with the ground and pound.
Gerous preventing the sweep.
Angel keeping full guard, as Gerous tries to pass.
Angel is trying to keep Gerous in close.
Gerous wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.
Angel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerous postures up.
Gerous got a little sloppy there for a moment and Angel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gerous has managed to get both his arms back between Angel's legs - danger averted.
Gerous wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Gerous is in close to Angel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gerous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angel working a defensive guard here.
Gerous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Angel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerous stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Gerous trying to control the position from guard on top but Angel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gerous passes into half guard.
Gerous is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Angel sees it coming and defends easily.
Angel gets full guard.
Angel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Angel wants to sweep here but Gerous controlling him for the moment.
Gerous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gerous landing with the ground and pound.
Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerous passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gerous seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerous lands strikes from half guard.
Angel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Angel wants to get back to full guard.
Angel trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel tries to get to full guard but Gerous has control of the leg.
Angel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gerous scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gerous dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angel fails to land the takedown.
Angel misses the jab.
Gerous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gerous stuffs the takedown.
Gerous moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Angel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerous.
Angel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gerous at a distance.
Angel throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerous.
Angel gets caught napping as Gerous dives in and scores a takedown. Angel manages to retain guard.
Angel wants to sweep here but Gerous controlling him for the moment.
Gerous chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerous throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Angel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gerous stands and throws Angel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gerous has an Americana. Angel didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gerous is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gerous hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dan Gerous!
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