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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 20, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Oneel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walal, pushing him back against the cage.
Oneel is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Oneel manages to break the clinch.
Walal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oneel misses with a straight right. #TD#
Oneel drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Walal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Walal dives in and grabs Oneel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oneel pushes down on Walal's head and hops out.#TD2#
Walal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oneel to the mat! Oneel manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oneel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Walal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oneel working a defensive guard here.
Oneel is pulling down on Walal's head to control his posture.
Walal prevents Oneel from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oneel goes for a double leg but Walal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Walal continues to drive forward.
Oneel motions for Walal to come forward. Oneel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Oneel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walal's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Oneel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oneel is breathing heavily.#T2##ES2#
Walal kicks Oneel off and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Walal has Oneel up against the cage in a clinch.
Oneel is trying to drag Walal to the mat but Walal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Oneel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walal is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oneel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walal after a bit of a struggle.
Walal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oneel is trying to break free.
Oneel has Walal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Oneel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walal stops a takedown attempt from Oneel.
Walal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oneel's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Walal jumps guard.
Walal looking for a sweep. Not yet Walal, not yet.
Walal is pulling down on Oneel's head to control his posture.
Walal trying to keep a closed guard but Oneel is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oneel won't allow Walal to sweep him here.
Oneel wants to control from the top but Walal keeps moving.
Oneel throws an elbow that misses. Walal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oneel's guard. Nice move by Walal!#REVB##T4#
Oneel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walal is one step ahead there.
Oneel is controlling Walal's posture.
Oneel is trying to control the position but Walal postures up.
Walal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walal wants to control from the top but Oneel keeps moving.
Oneel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Walal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Oneel throws a leg kick but Walal moved away.
A punch combination from Oneel misses.
Walal shoots in for a double leg but Oneel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oneel is looking to counter the offense by Walal and move into the clinch.
Walal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oneel fails with a takedown attempt.
Oneel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walal pinned against the cage. Walal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Oneel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Oneel closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Walal quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Walal has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Oneel is on him like a limpet, forcing Walal back against the cage.#BC2#
Walal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Oneel moves out of range as Walal throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD#
Walal gets caught flat footed, as Oneel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Walal looking for a sweep. Not yet Walal, not yet.
Walal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oneel is one step ahead there.
Walal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oneel wants to control from the top but Walal keeps moving. #T2#
Oneel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walal trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oneel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walal tries to clinch but Oneel is having none of it. #CL2#
Walal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oneel stalling in the clinch but Walal improves position.
Walal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneel's elbow. #BC#
Oneel breaks the clinch.
Oneel throws a sloppy head kick and Walal moves out of range easily. #T3#
Oneel throws a chopping leg kick but Walal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL2#
Walal gets a clinch. #TD2#
Walal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mohamed Walal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oneel missing with punches from the bottom.
Walal trying to control from half guard but Oneel is working away.
Oneel is trying to stand.
Oneel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oneel is trying to control the position but Walal postures up. #T4#
Walal stays in close to Oneel's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walal pushes down on Oneel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oneel is trying to get back to full guard.
Oneel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walal's back!
Oneel biding his time, controlling Walal.
Walal tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mohamed Walal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Oneel stuffs the takedown attempt from Walal. Walal gets slowly back to his feet.
Oneel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oneel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walal.
Walal throws out a counter right but Oneel avoids it with no problem.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oneel.
Walal shoots in but no luck this time.
Oneel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oneel misses with a low kick.
Oneel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walal.
Roy Oneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Walal.#TD#
Walal tries to sprawl but Oneel drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Oneel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walal has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Oneel'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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oneel lands a nice short elbow.
Oneel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Walal is defending against the submission attempts here by Oneel.
Oneel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walal defending well though.
Walal trying to control from the bottom.
Oneel controlling the pace.
Oneel prevents Walal from standing back up.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walal is looking for a sweep. Oneel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Oneel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oneel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oneel tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Walal gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Oneel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Oneel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T3#
Oneel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oneel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Walal wants to take a breather but Oneel is having none of it.
Walal is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SU2#
Walal gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #TD2#
Walal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walal trying to control the action but Oneel is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Walal working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T4#
Oneel trying to control but Walal postures up.
Oneel manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Walal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oneel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walal has managed to get both his arms back between Oneel's legs - danger averted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Oneel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mohamed Walal!
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