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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
WEC 13: Champion vs Champion
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
A jab from Cole finds it's way through Van Halen's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Halen.
Van Halen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Van Halen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Halen.
Van Halen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cole wants to stand and escape but Van Halen is having none of it.
Van Halen chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Halen works over Cole with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Halen trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Van Halen postures up and lands a big shot to Cole's brow.
Van Halen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cole's guard.
Van Halen trying to control from half guard but Cole is working away.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Van Halen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cole defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES2#
Cole has one foot on Van Halen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T1#
Cole throws a series of punches but Van Halen moves out of range.
Van Halen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
#CL#
Van Halen gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole. #BC#
Van Halen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Halen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Van Halen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cole is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cole has momentary wrist control but Van Halen slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Van Halen cracks Cole with a solid left hand.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Van Halen from controlling successfully.
Van Halen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Halen is aware though and is defending well.
Van Halen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Cole wants to stand but Van Halen is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Halen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Halen landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Van Halen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Halen preventing the sweep. #T3#
Van Halen postures up and lands a big shot to Cole's brow. #SUB#
Van Halen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van Halen 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.
Van Halen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cole's head.
Van Halen advances to half guard.
Van Halen trying to control the pace.
Van Halen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Van Halen in his half guard.
Van Halen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Halen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Van Halen there. #T4#
Ground and pound from Van Halen.
Cole is trying to stand back up but Van Halen is controlling him
Cole wants to get back to full guard.
Van Halen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Halen slips a nice elbow through Cole's hands, connecting with Cole's forehead.
Van Halen working the head and body with strikes.
Van Halen lands with a punch from half guard. #ES2#
Cole manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Van Halen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Van Halen jumps guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Halen holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Van Halen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cole doesn't defend quickly enough and Van Halen has managed to lock this one up! Can Cole escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Van Halen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dom Van Halen!
Jermaine Cole spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time he won't be so lucky...'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Wong with a lazy takedown attempt #TD2#
and Van Halen counters with a shoot takedown. Wong fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Halen works over Wong with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Halen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wong's head.
Wong trying to control the position.
Van Halen with a nice head shot there.
Van Halen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#
Wong is rocked!
Van Halen landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Wong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Halen gets to his feet and stands over Wong, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Wong felt that one! Van Halen unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Wong from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Van Halen!
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