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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Linde stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Van Linde gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Van Linde looking for a guillotine here but George defends easily.
George might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Linde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in George's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Linde wants to control from the top but George keeps moving. #T1#
Van Linde content to stall in guard here.
George controlling the position.#SUB2#
Van Linde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and George dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Van Linde throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! George escapes and throws Van Linde's legs to the side, diving into side control!
George throws an elbow but Van Linde slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
George working the head with strikes.
Van Linde wants to control but George postures up.
Van Linde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but George wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
George lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van Linde is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
George slips a nice elbow through Van Linde's hands, connecting with Van Linde's forehead.
Van Linde moves into full guard.
George 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.#SUB2#
Van Linde is looking for a triangle here but George uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T3#
George in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Linde is looking for a sweep.
George working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
George lands an elbow.
Van Linde tries to control but George manages to take his back.
Van Linde trying to control but not successfully. #T4#
Van Linde is trying to remain composed but George is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Van Linde wants to escape the position.
George lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by George.
George controlling well, preventing Van Linde from escaping the position.
George lands a shot to the body.
George lands punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Linde wants to escape the position.
Van Linde looks winded!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo George dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Van Linde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says George as he avoids it easily.
George keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
George manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Linde on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Linde's guard now, I'm sure.
George lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells George's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
George landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George stands up over Van Linde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
George is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Linde can do to turn this around?
Van Linde is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1##SUB2#
Van Linde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Linde is breathing heavily.
George scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Van Linde is looking for a triangle but George pushes his legs off easily.
Van Linde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Linde working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from George.
George could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
George landing with the ground and pound.
Van Linde wants to hit a switch here but George passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Linde there! #T2#
Van Linde has given up his back. Will we see George going for some submissions?
Bo George overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Linde turns into George and is now in his guard.
George has a closed guard, preventing Van Linde from standing up.
Van Linde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. George is keeping the position for now. #T3##SU2#
Van Linde gets to his feet - George follows without any prompting.
Horrible takedown attempt by George or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Linde, which made it look bad.
George shoots in but Van Linde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van Linde shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense.
Bo George has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Van Linde.
Van Linde looks for a takedown but George sprawls well.
George is looking for a counter combo.
George shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Linde as he jumps to the side. #T4#
Van Linde lands a head kick!
George shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Linde but Van Linde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
George shoots for a takedown but Van Linde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Linde throws a chopping leg kick but George manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Linde shoots for a takedown but George saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Linde.
George fails with the takedown.
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 Bo George will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
George dodges the punch combination from Van Linde.
#CL2#
Van Linde closes the distance and pushes George back into the cage.
George tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Linde tries to pull guard but George won't allow it.
#TD2#
Van Linde pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
George working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Linde working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Van Linde bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in George's guard. #REVB##ES#
George scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#TD#
George shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Linde's guard.
Van Linde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB2#
Van Linde had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. George defends it easily.
George landing some decent shots from guard. #T2#
Van Linde is wriggling around but George manages to pass to half guard.
George working over Van Linde with some ground and pound. Van Linde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
George looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Linde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
George missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George working Van Linde over with strikes.
Van Linde trying to control from the bottom.
George throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
George working the head and body with strikes.
Van Linde moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Linde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
George stands up over Van Linde, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Linde is trying to control the position but George postures up.
George lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
George scoring with punches to the head and body.
George lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
George landing with the ground and pound.
George landing with the ground and pound.
Van Linde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dirk Van Linde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bo George is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Van Linde has an active guard here but George has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo George showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for George, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo George!
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