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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 10, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Van Der Saar drives through and clinches with Inoshita against the cage.
Inoshita jumps guard but Van Der Saar stands there with Inoshita around his waist. Inoshita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inoshita is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Der Saar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Saar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Inoshita backwards.
Inoshita really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Der Saar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kawaki Inoshita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Der Saar.
Inoshita is breathing heavily.
Van Der Saar lands a hook that snaps the head of Inoshita backwards.
Inoshita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Van Der Saar prevents it.
Van Der Saar presses Inoshita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Van Der Saar.
Inoshita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Der Saar walks away with a smile on his face. Inoshita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inoshita fails to land the takedown.#T1##CL2#
Van Der Saar pushes Inoshita up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch.
Van Der Saar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Der Saar gets through Inoshita's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Saar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar presses Inoshita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Der Saar scores with a hook to the body.
Van Der Saar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Van Der Saar. #T2#
Van Der Saar lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Inoshita is rocked!
Inoshita prevents a body shot from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar is leaning against Inoshita and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Der Saar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Der Saar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Inoshita or not.
Van Der Saar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Inoshita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Saar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Inoshita backwards.
Van Der Saar avoiding damage.
#T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar digs a right hand underneath Inoshita's ribcage. Inoshita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Der Saar digs a right hand underneath Inoshita's ribcage. Inoshita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Inoshita seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Saar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Der Saar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Der Saar pushes Inoshita back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch.
Van Der Saar lands a body shot.
Van Der Saar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Der Saar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Der Saar lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Van Der Saar. #T4#
Van Der Saar pushes Inoshita against the cage. Van Der Saar is working some dirty boxing. Van Der Saar pushes off with a quick right hook! Inoshita goes down! Inoshita tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Van Der Saar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Van Der Saar!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Saar, which made it look bad.
Griffin misses with a straight right. #TD#
Van Der Saar gets the takedown into side control.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Van Der Saar stands up and beckons Griffin to his feet. #TD#
Van Der Saar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Der Saar is in Griffin's guard.
Van Der Saar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van Der Saar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T1##SUB2#
Van Der Saar is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Griffin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Van Der Saar is looking to defend but Griffin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Van Der Saar! Griffin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Van Der Saar taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Griffin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Der Saar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slater shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Van Der Saar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slater missing with knees to the body.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Saar is controlling him.
Slater misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Saar working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#
It looks like Roscoe Slater has been cut.
Nice body punch from Van Der Saar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Van Der Saar has hold of one of Slater's legs. Slater is fighting the takedown attempt but Van Der Saar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Van Der Saar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater is looking to stand up but Van Der Saar isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Der Saar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Van Der Saar throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Van Der Saar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Saar throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Saar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Der Saar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Der Saar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Van Der Saar rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
Van Der Saar avoiding damage as Slater throws knees to the body.
#TD2#
Van Der Saar wants the takedown. Slater is fighting it off but Van Der Saar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Slater's guard against the cage.#ES#
Slater manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Slater is breathing heavily.#T2##CL2#
Van Der Saar clinches up with Slater and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Van Der Saar jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater wants to stand but Van Der Saar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Saar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Saar blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Saar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Van Der Saar moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Van Der Saar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Der Saar manages to end up in side control.#ES#
Slater explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD2#
Van Der Saar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slater on his heels. He'll look to pass Slater's guard now, I'm sure.#SUB#
Van Der Saar stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Slater throws up his legs and catches Van Der Saar in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Van Der Saar tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Slater! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roscoe Slater!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Van Der Saar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Der Saar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Der Saar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Der Saar throws a strike but Espinoza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espinoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Saar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Saar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Espinoza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Espinoza throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Saar blocks nicely.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Der Saar wants to stand and escape but Espinoza is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Saar is wriggling around but Espinoza manages to pass to half guard.
#T1#
Espinoza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Espinoza 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.#SUB#
Espinoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Der Saar sees it coming and defends easily.
Espinoza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Der Saar's head.
Van Der Saar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Der Saar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Der Saar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Espinoza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Espinoza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Saar pushes Espinoza off looking to stand but Espinoza dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Van Der Saar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Espinoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Der Saar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Der Saar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Van Der Saar - that landed with a thud.
Espinoza wants to break free but Van Der Saar has control.
A short right from Van Der Saar on the inside. #T3#
Van Der Saar scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Van Der Saar breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Van Der Saar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Der Saar presses Espinoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Espinoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Van Der Saar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Van Der Saar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Espinoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Der Saar.
We've been informed that Van Der Saar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Der Saar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Espinoza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T4##BC2#
Van Der Saar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Saar tries to land a leg kick but Espinoza saw it coming and moves away.
Van Der Saar shoots in for a takedown but Espinoza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Van Der Saar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Der Saar looks winded!
Espinoza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Espinoza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Der Saar's guard. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Espinoza throwing strikes but missing.
Espinoza chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Van Der Saar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Van Der Saar shoots in looking for a takedown but Espinoza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Der Saar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Espinoza wants to clinch up but Van Der Saar keeps it at a distance.
Espinoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Van Der Saar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Espinoza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Van Der Saar's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Saar misses with a head shot. Espinoza uses the momentum to regain guard.
Espinoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Saar is breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Espinoza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Der Saar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Espinoza striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Espinoza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Der Saar throws an elbow that misses. Espinoza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Der Saar's guard. Nice move by Espinoza!#REVR#
Espinoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Espinoza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Espinoza throws a big elbow that misses.
Espinoza postures up in Van Der Saar's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Saar blocks it.
Espinoza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Saar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Saar wants to stand and escape but Espinoza is having none of it.
Espinoza connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Espinoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Espinoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Saar tries to clinch up but Espinoza circles away and keeps his distance.
Espinoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Van Der Saar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Der Saar keeps control of Espinoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Der Saar is working Espinoza over against the cage.#T4#
Espinoza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Espinoza looking to slow down the pace here.#TD2#
Van Der Saar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Espinoza regains guard.
Espinoza throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Van Der Saar throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Saar throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Espinoza is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Espinoza throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Saar blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rory Espinoza will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Der Saar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL2#
Van Der Saar instigates a clinch.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Van Der Saar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Saar throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Saar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Espinoza.
Van Der Saar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Van Der Saar rushes Espinoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Saar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Espinoza wants to break free but Van Der Saar has control.
Van Der Saar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Espinoza working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Van Der Saar.
Espinoza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Der Saar lands a nice uppercut.
Espinoza misses with a punch to the body.
Espinoza is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Der Saar has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Van Der Saar - that landed with a thud.
Van Der Saar lands a nice uppercut.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Espinoza.
Van Der Saar lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Van Der Saar gets through Espinoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Saar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Der Saar lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#
Espinoza is rocked!
Van Der Saar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Espinoza to his knees! Van Der Saar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johann Van Der Saar!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Van Der Saar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Saar tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Van Der Saar will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Van Der Saar clinches. #TD2#
Van Der Saar gets control of Drake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Der Saar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Saar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Saar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Saar has wrist control.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Saar blocks nicely.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Drake works over Van Der Saar with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Der Saar's head.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake postures up in Van Der Saar's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Saar blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Der Saar darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Van Der Saar into the cage.
Wilber Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johann Van Der Saar.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Saar.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Der Saar looks winded!#T3##TD#
Drake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Der Saar was covering up waiting for the punch and Drake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses. #SU#
Drake stands up from Van Der Saar's guard - Drake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Saar fails with a takedown attempt.
Johann Van Der Saar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Saar as Drake shoots in.#T4#
Van Der Saar lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Van Der Saar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Der Saar.
It looked like Drake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Der Saar is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Van Der Saar circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Saar lands a left hand.
Van Der Saar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake prevents a body shot from Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Van Der Saar jumps guard but Drake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilber Drake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Van Der Saar has managed to clinch.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Der Saar is keeping busy.#BC2#
Van Der Saar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Saar throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Wilber Drake has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Der Saar prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Saar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Der Saar jumps guard but Drake stands there with Van Der Saar around his waist. Van Der Saar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Saar pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Van Der Saar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards. #BC2#
Van Der Saar breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Van Der Saar closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Van Der Saar tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Van Der Saar back against the cage.
Van Der Saar can't get the takedown.
Wilber Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johann Van Der Saar.
Van Der Saar cracks Drake with a nice body shot.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Der Saar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Van Der Saar has the dominant position.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Saar is controlling him.#T2#
Van Der Saar lands a right hand. #BC#
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Van Der Saar closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Saar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
A short right from Van Der Saar on the inside.
Van Der Saar scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Drake is rocked!
Van Der Saar creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Drake with a big uppercut! Drake tries to clinch up but Van Der Saar pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Drake to the mat! Drake covers up and Van Der Saar unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johann Van Der Saar!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Van Der Saar gets a double leg takedown into Barr's guard.#ES#
Barr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Van Der Saar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Good body shot from Van Der Saar.
Barr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Der Saar is defending well.
Barr really is a fat lump.
A short left from Van Der Saar. #BC2#
Van Der Saar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johann Van Der Saar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Der Saar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barr regains half guard, as Van Der Saar was trying to land strikes.
Barr is looking to control Van Der Saar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barr avoid being mounted?
Van Der Saar with the ground and pound but Barr uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T1#
Van Der Saar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barr pulls Van Der Saar in close to prevent any damage.
Van Der Saar throws an elbow that misses. Barr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Der Saar's guard. Nice move by Barr!#REVR#
Barr stops Van Der Saar from standing up.
Barr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Der Saar wants to stand and escape but Barr is having none of it. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barr throws a big elbow that misses.
Barr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Saar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Der Saar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Van Der Saar is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, Barr has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Van Der Saar taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolland Barr!
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