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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Test of Wills I
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Van Der Merwe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alexandre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice sprawl there from Alexandre as Van Der Merwe shoots in.#TD#
Alexandre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alexandre showed some decent athleticism there.
Alexandre trying to control the pace.
Van Der Merwe desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Van Der Merwe is in trouble now - Alexandre has advanced to mount!
Van Der Merwe looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Van Der Merwe tries to lock up and control but Alexandre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Alexandre controlling from the full mount.
Alexandre takes Van Der Merwe's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Van Der Merwe is in trouble.
Alexandre keeps control of the position easily here as Van Der Merwe tries to buck him off.
Alexandre missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Alexandre is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Van Der Merwe has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Alexandre has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Van Der Merwe taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Alexandre doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tiago Alexandre!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Asrat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Der Merwe. Van Der Merwe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
Van Der Merwe instigates a clinch.
Van Der Merwe slowing the pace effectively.
Asrat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Der Merwe smiles and moves away.
Van Der Merwe throws a body kick that misses.
Asrat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asrat connects with a crisp jab.
Van Der Merwe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Der Merwe.
Asrat holds on to Van Der Merwe's head and controls the position momentarily.
Asrat can't do much from the bottom here.
Asrat is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Van Der Merwe working the ground and pound but Asrat is defending the strikes.
A control attempt from Asrat but he's now mounted!
Van Der Merwe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Asrat is looking to escape.
Van Der Merwe prevents Asrat from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Merwe controlling from the full mount.
Van Der Merwe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Asrat looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T2#
Van Der Merwe throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Asrat is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Van Der Merwe.
Asrat trying to control the action but Van Der Merwe just sinks the hooks in.
Asrat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Der Merwe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Der Merwe controlling the position well here. Asrat rolled but Van Der Merwe kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T3#
Asrat wants to escape the position.
#SUB#
Van Der Merwe has managed to slip his arm under Asrat's chin. This could be all over... yep, Asrat is tapping out! Submission win for Van Der Merwe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hanno Van Der Merwe!
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