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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Angin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Dream On - Aerosmith . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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142 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neo Angin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler gets caught napping as Angin dives in and scores a takedown. Tyler manages to retain guard.
Angin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tyler is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tyler has escaped and now he's on top!
Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Angin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Angin manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Angin's guard.
Tyler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Angin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Angin has escaped and now he's on top!
Angin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Angin has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
Angin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler working for a triangle but Angin defends it easily.
Angin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Angin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Angin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Angin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tyler's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angin wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angin trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Angin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tyler is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Angin, into his guard.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler postures up.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyler postures up in Angin's guard and throws a big left but Angin blocks it.
Angin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angin controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Angin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
Tyler postures up in Angin's guard and throws a big left but Angin blocks it.
Tyler stops Angin from standing up.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler distracts Angin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler stops Angin from standing up.
Angin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Angin is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyler takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Angin quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyler lands with a punch from half guard.
Angin is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
Angin trying to control but Tyler postures up.
Tyler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyler is working for a kimura but Angin is defending it quite comfortably.
Angin taking some punishment here, with Tyler in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Angin is positioning himself well to prevent Tyler advancing to mount.
Angin wants to control but Tyler is keeping busy.
Tyler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Angin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tyler.
Angin is trying to stand up here but Tyler is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angin trying to hold on to Tyler's head to control him but Tyler postures up.
Tyler is looking for a kimura here.
Tyler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tyler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Angin as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Angin dives on top into guard.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Angin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Angin wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Angin throws an elbow that misses. Tyler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Angin's guard. Nice move by Tyler!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws an elbow that misses. Angin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyler's guard. Nice move by Angin!
Angin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler working for a triangle but Angin defends it easily.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyler gets caught napping as Angin dives in and scores a takedown. Tyler manages to retain guard.
Tyler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Angin defends it easily.
Tyler is looking for a triangle but Angin pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Angin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angin throws an overhand right that lands on Tyler's shoulder, as Tyler tries to avoid the shot.
Angin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angin wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Angin moves into full mount! Tyler won't be happy about that!
Angin wants to control but Tyler has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
It looks like Angin is going to stand back up.
Angin trying to control from half guard but Tyler is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tyler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Angin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Angin's back!
Angin just trying to survive but Tyler is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Angin is trying to break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Angin taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Tyler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rex Tyler!
Rex Tyler retains his bantamweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rex Tyler made sure he mentioned Damnfield clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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