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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 11, 2016 |
#R1#
Zertiis staying out of range there.
De Niro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zertiis circles away quickly and effectively.
Zertiis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Zertiis drives through and clinches with De Niro against the cage.
Zertiis misses with a body punch.
De Niro is pressed up against the cage. Zertiis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Niro down to the mat. De Niro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zertiis is looking to clinch but De Niro is avoiding it.
#TD#
Zertiis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zertiis lands in his opponent's guard.
De Niro has momentary wrist control but Zertiis slips an elbow through the middle.
Zertiis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
De Niro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zertiis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zertiis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zertiis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Zertiis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zertiis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zertiis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zertiis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Niro keeping full guard, as Zertiis tries to pass.
De Niro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zertiis controls the pace.
Zertiis throwing strikes but missing.
Zertiis stays in close to De Niro's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Niro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zertiis. Zertiis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zertiis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Niro misses with the combination.
De Niro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T3#
De Niro swinging wildly here.
Zertiis darts in looking for a takedown but De Niro gets double underhooks and turns Zertiis into the cage.
De Niro throws out a counter right but Zertiis avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Zertiis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from De Niro misses.
Rio De Niro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zertiis avoids the body shot from De Niro.
Zertiis dodges the punch combination from De Niro.
Zertiis fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Niro throws a combination. Zertiis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zertiis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zertiis.
De Niro wants to clinch.
De Niro lands with a right hand. #T4##TD#
De Niro gets caught napping as Zertiis dives in and scores a takedown. De Niro manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Niro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zertiis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Niro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zertiis stops De Niro from standing up.
Zertiis 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.
De Niro looks winded!
Zertiis advances to half guard.
Zertiis stops De Niro from getting back to his feet.
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 Desmond Zertiis will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Zertiis feints and then cracks De Niro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Niro down.
Zertiis misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on De Niro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Desmond Zertiis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Zertiis has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD#
Zertiis has hold of one of De Niro's legs. De Niro is fighting the takedown attempt but Zertiis gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
De Niro is looking to stand up but Zertiis isn't so interested in that idea.
Zertiis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Desmond Zertiis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zertiis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Niro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zertiis working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis scoring with some ground and pound.
Zertiis trying to control but De Niro is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Niro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zertiis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zertiis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zertiis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Niro wants to stand and escape but Zertiis is having none of it. #T2#
Zertiis wants to pass the guard but De Niro is keeping the position.
Zertiis connects with a couple of short punches.
Zertiis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zertiis working some strikes from top position.
Zertiis scoring with some ground and pound.
De Niro is breathing heavily.
Zertiis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zertiis prevents De Niro from getting back to his feet.
Zertiis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zertiis is pushing down on De Niro's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Niro is fighting to maintain full guard but Zertiis has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zertiis in particular looking to stall.
Zertiis prevents De Niro from standing back up.
Zertiis working De Niro over with strikes.
Zertiis is pressing down on De Niro's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Niro is holding on for now.
De Niro has hold of Zertiis's hands but Zertiis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Niro pushes Zertiis off looking to stand but Zertiis dives back in and keeps control.
#SUB#
Zertiis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Niro is just riding it out for now. Zertiis eventually gives up the hold.
Zertiis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T4#
Zertiis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zertiis landing strikes from the mount and De Niro is in trouble!
De Niro is bucking up trying to escape but Zertiis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#
De Niro is rocked!
Zertiis controlling the pace for now.
Zertiis working De Niro over with strikes here.
De Niro is still in real trouble! Can Zertiis finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Zertiis! De Niro is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Desmond Zertiis!
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