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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Wharerau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Wharerau. No joy for Costa on that attempt.
Wharerau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Costa counters by moving into the clinch.
Wharerau wants to take the fight to the mat but Costa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wharerau throws a series of punches but Costa moves out of range.
Wharerau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Costa counters with a series of strikes. Wharerau will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wharerau throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Costa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wharerau sprawls and moves away.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wharerau swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo Antonio Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wharerau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Costa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Costa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Costa stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Costa pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Wharerau 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.
Wharerau stops Costa from standing up. #T1#
Wharerau sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Costa's guard. #SUB2#
Wharerau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Costa is controlling Wharerau's trapped leg to prevent Wharerau from advancing to side control.
Wharerau performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Costa trying to control from the bottom.
Wharerau thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wharerau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa wants to control but Wharerau is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Costa is defending against the submission attempts here by Wharerau.
Costa keeping hold of Wharerau's head, controlling as best he can.
Wharerau not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Wharerau is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wharerau looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wharerau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3##SUB2#
Costa is defending against the submission attempts here by Wharerau.
Wharerau is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Wharerau in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Costa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wharerau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eruera Wharerau!
Eruera Wharerau got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Atlangeriev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Costa wants to control but Atlangeriev postures up.
Costa gets back to half guard.
Costa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Atlangeriev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Atlangeriev's back!
Atlangeriev can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atlangeriev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Costa's guard. Nice work there by Atlangeriev.
Atlangeriev's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Atlangeriev 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Atlangeriev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1##SUB#
Atlangeriev 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.
Atlangeriev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Costa is not content to let Atlangeriev control the position.
Atlangeriev happy to just control the position for now. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Atlangeriev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Atlangeriev is staying tight to Costa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Costa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Atlangeriev is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T3#
Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Atlangeriev prevents Costa from standing back up.
Atlangeriev slows the pace down in half guard.
Costa trying to hold on to Atlangeriev's head to control him but Atlangeriev postures up.
Atlangeriev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Atlangeriev trying to control from half guard but Costa is working away. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Atlangeriev is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Atlangeriev controlling from the full mount.
Atlangeriev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Costa for as long as he can get away with.
Atlangeriev continues to stall.
Costa is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
BOOM! Atlangeriev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdulsalam Atlangeriev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Atlangeriev moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Atlangeriev misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Atlangeriev on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Atlangeriev as Costa shoots in.#TD#
Atlangeriev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Costa is trying to defend but Atlangeriev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Costa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Atlangeriev manages to move to mount!
Costa is squirming around, avoiding Atlangeriev's attempts to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa working to try and regain half guard.
Atlangeriev controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Atlangeriev'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.
Atlangeriev wants to control the pace but Costa is squirming around nicely.
Atlangeriev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Costa is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Atlangeriev is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Costa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Costa shrugs it off. #T2##SUB#
Atlangeriev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Costa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Atlangeriev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working. #SUB#
Atlangeriev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Atlangeriev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3#
Costa is trying to control but can't.
Abdulsalam Atlangeriev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Atlangeriev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costa tries to roll over but Atlangeriev keeps him under control.#SUB#
Atlangeriev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atlangeriev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atlangeriev passes to full mount!
Atlangeriev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Costa's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa wants to control but Atlangeriev is having none of it.#SUB#
Atlangeriev is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Costa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Costa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Atlangeriev anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Costa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Atlangeriev slips an arm under Costa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Atlangeriev has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Atlangeriev is squeezing on Costa like an anaconda would it's prey. Costa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abdulsalam Atlangeriev!
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